Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 39 for SLE 12 SP5)
Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2023:1640-1 |
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Rating: | important |
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An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_147 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2023-26545: Fixed double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (bsc#1208909).
- CVE-2023-0266: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability inside the ALSA PCM package. SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_{READ|WRITE}32 was missing locks that could have been used in a use-after-free that could have resulted in a priviledge escalation to gain ring0 access from the system user (bsc#1207190).
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:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2023-1640=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2023-1643=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2023-1642=1
Package List:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
- kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_147-default-2-2.3
- kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_116-default-13-2.3
- kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_139-default-4-2.3