Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:0852-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-4203 ( SUSE ): 5.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2021-4203 ( NVD ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2022-2991 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2022-2991 ( NVD ): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2022-36280 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2022-36280 ( NVD ): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2022-38096 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2022-38096 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2022-4129 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2022-4129 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-0045 ( SUSE ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-0045 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-0590 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-0590 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-23559 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2023-23559 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-26545 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-26545 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

An update that solves nine vulnerabilities and has two security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  • CVE-2022-4129: Fixed a denial of service with the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). A missing lock when clearing sk_user_data can lead to a race condition and NULL pointer dereference. (bsc#1205711)
  • CVE-2021-4203: Fixed use-after-free read flaw that was found in sock_getsockopt() in net/core/sock.c due to SO_PEERCRED and SO_PEERGROUPS race with listen() (bsc#1194535).
  • CVE-2023-23559: Fixed integer overflow in rndis_wlan that leads to a buffer overflow (bsc#1207051).
  • CVE-2023-26545: Fixed double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (bsc#1208700).
  • CVE-2022-38096: Fixed NULL-ptr deref in vmw_cmd_dx_define_query() (bsc#1203331).
  • CVE-2022-36280: Fixed out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability found in vmwgfx driver (bsc#1203332).
  • CVE-2023-0045: Fixed missing Flush IBP in ib_prctl_set (bsc#1207773).
  • CVE-2023-0590: Fixed race condition in qdisc_graft() (bsc#1207795).
  • CVE-2022-2991: Fixed an heap-based overflow in the lightnvm implemenation (bsc#1201420).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

  • kabi/severities: add l2tp local symbols

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2023-852=1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2023-852=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP4-2023-852=1 SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2023-852=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP4-2023-852=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2023-852=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS 12-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-ESPOS-2023-852=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2023-852=1

Package List:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 (noarch)
    • kernel-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-macros-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-source-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 (x86_64)
    • kernel-syms-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-base-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 (x86_64)
    • kernel-syms-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-base-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 (noarch)
    • kernel-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-macros-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-source-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-syms-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-base-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (nosrc ppc64le x86_64)
    • kernel-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (noarch)
    • kernel-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-macros-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-source-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 (nosrc)
    • kernel-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4 (nosrc)
    • kernel-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-default-kgraft-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-kgraft-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_120-default-1-6.3.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS 12-SP4 (aarch64 nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS 12-SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • kernel-syms-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-base-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS 12-SP4 (noarch)
    • kernel-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-macros-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-source-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS 12-SP4 (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 nosrc)
    • kernel-default-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-syms-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-default-base-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4 (noarch)
    • kernel-devel-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-macros-4.12.14-95.120.4
    • kernel-source-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4 (s390x)
    • kernel-default-man-4.12.14-95.120.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4 (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-95.120.4

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