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openSUSE 15 SP4: 2023:3041-1 Critical: Kernel RT Live Patch Update

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Calendar Grey July 31, 2023
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The Linux Kernel Real-Time patch resolves a critical buffer overflow flaw, essential for users of openSUSE and SUSE.
This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_15_28 fixes one issue

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_15_28 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

* CVE-2023-35788: Fixed an out-of-bounds write in the flower classifier code

via TCA_FLOWER_KEY_ENC_OPTS_GENEVE packets in fl_set_geneve_opt in

net/sched/cls_flower.c (bsc#1212509).

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update important fix out-of-bounds openSUSE Linux Kernel SLE 15 SP4

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Important 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-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2023-3041=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2023-3044=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3044=1

Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4-RT_Update_7-debugsource-4-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_15_28-rt-4-150400.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_12-debugsource-4-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_63-default-debuginfo-4-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_63-default-4-150400.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_12-debugsource-4-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_63-default-debuginfo-4-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_63-default-4-150400.2.1

References

* #1212509

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-35788.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212509

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3041-1
Rating: important

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security advisory kernel update important fix out-of-bounds openSUSE Linux Kernel SLE 15 SP4

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