openSUSE Leap 15.2 Advisory: Important Kernel Firmware DoS Fix
opensuse
March 14, 2021
An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available
Description
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-12373: Fixed an expired pointer dereference may lead to DOS
(bsc#1181738).
- CVE-2020-12364: Fixed a null pointer reference may lead to DOS
(bsc#1181736).
- CVE-2020-12362: Fixed an integer overflow which could have led to
privilege escalation (bsc#1181720).
- CVE-2020-12363: Fixed an improper input validation which may have led to
DOS (bsc#1181735).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security 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 15.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-407=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (noarch):
kernel-firmware-20200107-lp152.2.6.1
ucode-amd-20200107-lp152.2.6.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12362.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12363.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12364.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12373.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181720
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181735
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181736
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181738
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0407-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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