CVE-2024-26836 Affecting kernel-syms-azure package, versions <6.4.0-150600.8.5.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-KERNELSYMSAZURE-7346343
  • published22 Jun 2024
  • disclosed21 Jun 2024

Introduced: 21 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-26836  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 kernel-syms-azure to version 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-syms-azure package and not the kernel-syms-azure 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:

platform/x86: think-lmi: Fix password opcode ordering for workstations

The Lenovo workstations require the password opcode to be run before the attribute value is changed (if Admin password is enabled).

Tested on some Thinkpads to confirm they are OK with this order too.

CVSS Scores

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