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openSUSE: 2023:0149-1 Important: Kernel Security Fixes Overview

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Calendar Grey January 26, 2023
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Important patch released for Fedora rectifies 20 vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel. Update your system immediately to ensure ongoing protection.
An update that solves 15 vulnerabilities, contains two features and has 37 fixes is now available.

Description

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various

security and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

- CVE-2022-3344: Fixed a bug where nested shutdown interception could lead

to host crash (bsc#1204652)

- CVE-2022-4662: Fixed a recursive locking violation in usb-storage that

can cause the kernel to deadlock. (bsc#1206664)

- CVE-2022-3115: Fixed a null pointer dereference in malidp_crtc.c caused

by a lack of checks of the return value of kzalloc. (bsc#1206393)

- CVE-2022-47520: Fixed an out-of-bounds read when parsing a Robust

Security Network (RSN) information element from a Netlink packet.

(bsc#1206515)

- CVE-2022-3112: Fixed a null pointer dereference caused by lacks check

of the return value of kzalloc() in vdec_helpers.c:amvdec_set_canvases.

(bsc#1206399)

- CVE-2022-3564: Fixed a bug which could lead to use after free, it was

found in the function l2cap_reassemble_sdu of the...

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Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Micro 5.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2023-149=1

- openSUSE Leap 15.4:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-149=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP4:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP4-2023-149=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP4:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2023-149=1

Please note that this is the initial kernel livepatch without fixes

itself, this livepatch package is later updated by seperate standalone

livepatch updates.

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP4:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP4-2023-149=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP4:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP4-2023-149=1

- SUSE Linux...

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Package List

- openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 (aarch64 x86_64):

kernel-default-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

kernel-default-base-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1.150400.24.15.1

kernel-default-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

kernel-default-debugsource-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

cluster-md-kmp-default-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

dlm-kmp-default-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

gfs2-kmp-default-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

kernel-default-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

kernel-default-base-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1.150400.24.15.1

kernel-default-base-rebuild-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1.150400.24.15.1

kernel-default-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

kernel-default-debugsource-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

kernel-default-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

kernel-default-extra-5.14.21-150400.24.41.1

kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.2...

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References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3104.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3105.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3106.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3107.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3108.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3111.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3112.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3113.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3114.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3115.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3344.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3564.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4379.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4662.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-47520.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1065729

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1187428

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1188605

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1190969

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1191259

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193629

https://bugzilla.suse...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:0149-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP4 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 SUSE Manager Server 4.3 openSUSE Leap 15.4 openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 le.

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