Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4038-1
Release Date: 2024-11-19T08:50:10Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-47589 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-47589 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-2024-26898 ( 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 ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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
  • CVE-2024-35937 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2024-38599 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-42145 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-42145 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-44947 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-44947 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2024-44947 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2024-47674 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-47674 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-47674 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-47757 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-47757 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-47757 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-49860 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-49860 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-49860 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-49982 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-49982 ( NVD ): 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 12 vulnerabilities and has two 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-2021-47589: igbvf: fix double free in igbvf_probe (bsc#1226557).
  • CVE-2024-35937: wifi: cfg80211: check A-MSDU format more carefully (bsc#1224526).
  • CVE-2024-47674: mm: avoid leaving partial pfn mappings around in error case (bsc#1231673).
  • CVE-2024-47757: nilfs2: fix potential oob read in nilfs_btree_check_delete() (bsc#1232187).
  • CVE-2024-49860: ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method (bsc#1231861).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

  • config: Disable NILFS2 (bsc#1232187)

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-2024-4038=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-11-SP4-LTSS-EXTREME-CORE-2024-4038=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE 11-SP4 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.168.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-108.168.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.168.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.168.1
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-108.168.1

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