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openSUSE 15 SP5: 2023:3116-1 Important Kernel Security Update

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Calendar Grey August 1, 2023
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Important openSUSE kernel patch tackles various security vulnerabilities, which encompass local privilege escalation and memory corruption defects.
This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_53 fixes several issues

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_53 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* * CVE-2023-33952: Fixed a vmwgfx Driver Double Free Local Privilege

Escalation Vulnerability (bsc#1212348).

* 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).

* CVE-2023-2235: Fixed an use-after-free in the Performance Events system can

be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation (bsc#1210987).

* CVE-2023-2002: Fixed a flaw that allowed an attacker to unauthorized

execution of management commands, compromising the confidentiality,

integrity, and availability of Bluetooth communication (bsc#1210566).

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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:

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3116=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2023-3116=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_53-default-2-150500.3.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_0-debugsource-2-150500.3.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_53-default-debuginfo-2-150500.3.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_53-default-2-150500.3.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_0-debugsource-2-150500.3.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_53-default-debuginfo-2-150500.3.1

References

* #1210566

* #1210987

* #1212348

* #1212509

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2002.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2235.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-33952.html

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

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210566

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210987

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212348

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3116-1
Rating: important

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