Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 9 for SLE 15 SP5)

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2024:3670-1
Release Date:	2024-10-16T19:33:39Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1225312 bsc#1225739 bsc#1226325 bsc#1228573 bsc#1228786
Cross-References:	CVE-2024-35861 CVE-2024-36899 CVE-2024-36964 CVE-2024-40954 CVE-2024-41059
CVSS scores:	CVE-2024-35861 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-36899 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-36964 ( SUSE ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-40954 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-40954 ( 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
Affected Products:	openSUSE Leap 15.4 openSUSE Leap 15.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_44 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

• CVE-2024-35861: Fixed potential UAF in cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect() (bsc#1225312).
• CVE-2024-36899: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify (bsc#1225739).
• CVE-2024-40954: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails (bsc#1227808)
• CVE-2024-41059: hfsplus: fix uninit-value in copy_name (bsc#1228573).
• CVE-2024-36964: fs/9p: only translate RWX permissions for plain 9P2000 (bsc#1226325).

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:

• openSUSE Leap 15.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3670=1 SUSE-2024-3699=1 SUSE-2024-3671=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2024-3670=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2024-3699=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2024-3671=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3689=1 SUSE-2024-3673=1 SUSE-2024-3688=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2024-3689=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2024-3673=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2024-3688=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_97-default-12-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-debuginfo-10-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_22-debugsource-10-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-10-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_97-default-debuginfo-12-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_21-debugsource-12-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_100-default-12-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_100-default-debuginfo-12-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_20-debugsource-12-150400.2.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_97-default-12-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-debuginfo-10-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_22-debugsource-10-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-10-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_97-default-debuginfo-12-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_21-debugsource-12-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_100-default-12-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_100-default-debuginfo-12-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_20-debugsource-12-150400.2.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_28-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_5-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_8-debugsource-12-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_9-debugsource-11-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-debuginfo-11-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_39-default-debuginfo-12-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_39-default-12-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-11-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_28-default-14-150500.2.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_28-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_5-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_8-debugsource-12-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_9-debugsource-11-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-debuginfo-11-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_39-default-debuginfo-12-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_39-default-12-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-11-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_28-default-14-150500.2.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35861.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36899.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36964.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40954.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41059.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225312
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225739
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226325
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228573
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228786