Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:1669-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-46904 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-46904 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-46905 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2021-46905 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-46932 ( SUSE ): 2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2021-46932 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2022-48619 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2022-48619 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-28746 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-31083 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-31083 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-51780 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-51780 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-51782 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-51782 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52340 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52340 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52429 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52429 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52445 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52445 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52449 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52449 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52475 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52590 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2023-52591 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-6270 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-6270 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-23851 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-23851 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-26733 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-26898 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-26898 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-27043 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE 11-SP4

An update that solves 20 vulnerabilities and has four security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  • CVE-2024-27043: Fixed a use-after-free in edia/dvbdev in different places (bsc#1223824).
  • CVE-2024-26733: Fixed an overflow in arp_req_get() in arp (bsc#1222585).
  • CVE-2022-48619: Fixed a denial-of-service issue in drivers/input/input.c (bsc#1218220).
  • CVE-2021-46904: Fixed NULL pointer dereference during tty device unregistration (bsc#1220416).
  • CVE-2023-28746: Fixed Register File Data Sampling (bsc#1213456).
  • CVE-2021-46905: Fixed NULL pointer dereference on disconnect regression (bsc#1220418).
  • CVE-2023-52340: Fixed a denial of service related to ICMPv6 'Packet Too Big' packets (bsc#1219295).
  • CVE-2021-46932: Initialized work before appletouch device registration (bsc#1220444).
  • CVE-2023-52449: Fixed gluebi NULL pointer dereference caused by ftl notifier (bsc#1220238).
  • CVE-2023-52475: Fixed a use-after-free in powermate_config_complete() (bsc#1220649).
  • CVE-2023-52445: Fixed a use-after-free on context disconnection in pvrusb2 (bsc#1220241).
  • CVE-2023-52429: Limited the number of targets and parameter size area for device mapper (bsc#1219146).
  • CVE-2023-51780: Fixed a use-after-free in do_vcc_ioctl() related to a vcc_recvmsg race condition (bsc#1218730).
  • CVE-2023-51782: Fixed a use-after-free in rose_ioctl() related to a rose_accept race condition (bsc#1218757).
  • CVE-2023-31083: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in hci_uart_tty_ioctl() (bsc#1210780).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

  • KVM: VMX: Move VERW closer to VMentry for MDS mitigation (git-fixes).
  • KVM: VMX: Use BT+JNC, i.e. EFLAGS.CF to select VMRESUME vs. VMLAUNCH (git-fixes).
  • tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc (bsc#1222619).
  • x86/asm: Add _ASM_RIP() macro for x86-64 (%rip) suffix (git-fixes).
  • x86/bugs: Add asm helpers for executing VERW (bsc#1213456).
  • x86/bugs: Use ALTERNATIVE() instead of mds_user_clear static key (git-fixes).
  • x86/entry_32: Add VERW just before userspace transition (git-fixes).
  • x86/entry_64: Add VERW just before userspace transition (git-fixes).

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 Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-11-SP4-LTSS-EXTREME-CORE-2024-1669=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-11-SP4-LTSS-EXTREME-CORE-2024-1669=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE 11-SP4 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.153.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.153.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.153.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-108.153.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.153.1

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