CVE-2024-57931 Affecting kernel-default-livepatch package, versions <6.4.0-150600.23.38.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-KERNELDEFAULTLIVEPATCH-8727652
  • published14 Feb 2025
  • disclosed13 Feb 2025

Introduced: 13 Feb 2025

NewCVE-2024-57931  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 kernel-default-livepatch to version 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default-livepatch package and not the kernel-default-livepatch package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

selinux: ignore unknown extended permissions

When evaluating extended permissions, ignore unknown permissions instead of calling BUG(). This commit ensures that future permissions can be added without interfering with older kernels.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1