Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 46 for SLE 15 SP3)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4161-1
Release Date: 2024-12-04T00:03:51Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-47291 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-47598 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-47598 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-41059 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-41059 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-41059 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-43861 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-43861 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_167 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553).
  • CVE-2021-47598: sch_cake: do not call cake_destroy() from cake_init() (bsc#1227471).
  • CVE-2021-47291: ipv6: fix another slab-out-of-bounds in fib6_nh_flush_exceptions (bsc#1227651).
  • CVE-2024-41059: hfsplus: fix uninit-value in copy_name (bsc#1228573).

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 Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2024-4161=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4161=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-4-150300.7.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-4-150300.7.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_46-debugsource-4-150300.7.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-debuginfo-4-150300.7.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-preempt-debuginfo-4-150300.7.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-preempt-4-150300.7.6.1

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