Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 45 for SLE 15 SP2)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3641-1
Release Date: 2024-10-15T19:03:34Z
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-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-2024-36964 ( SUSE ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-41059 ( 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:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150200_24_178 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2024-35861: Fixed potential UAF in cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect() (bsc#1225312).
  • 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).
  • 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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2024-3641=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_45-debugsource-10-150200.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_178-default-debuginfo-10-150200.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_178-default-10-150200.2.1

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