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openSUSE 15 SP4: 2023:3171-1 Critical: Kernel Update Advisory

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Calendar Grey August 3, 2023
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Important openSUSE update: recent kernel patches and security enhancements fix significant vulnerabilities. Users are urged to apply these updates for system protection against threats
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes

Description

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

and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

* CVE-2023-2985: Fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in hfsplus_put_super in

fs/hfsplus/super.c that could allow a local user to cause a denial of

service (bsc#1211867).

* CVE-2023-3117: Fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in the netfilter

subsystem when processing named and anonymous sets in batch requests that

could allow a local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to crash or

potentially escalate their privileges on the system (bsc#1213245).

* CVE-2023-3390: Fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in the netfilter

subsystem in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c that could allow a local attacker

with user access to cause a privilege escalation issue (bsc#1212846).

* CVE-2023-3812: Fixed an out-of-bounds memory access flaw in the TUN/TAP

device driver functionality that could allow a local user to crash or

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service kernel update local exploit critical fix bug fixes openSUSE

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 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3171=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3171=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2023-3171=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.4-2023-3171=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3171=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3171=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3171=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3171=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-3171=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP4-2023-3171=1

*...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch nosrc)

* kernel-docs-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)

* kernel-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* kernel-source-vanilla-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* kernel-macros-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* kernel-docs-html-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* kernel-source-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (nosrc ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-debugsource-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* kernel-debug-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* kernel-debug-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-kvmsmall-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* kernel-default-base-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1.150400.24.33.3

* kernel-default-base-rebuild-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1.150400.24.33.3

* kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.74.1

*...

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References

* #1150305

* #1193629

* #1194869

* #1207894

* #1208788

* #1210565

* #1210584

* #1210853

* #1211243

* #1211811

* #1211867

* #1212301

* #1212846

* #1212905

* #1213010

* #1213011

* #1213012

* #1213013

* #1213014

* #1213015

* #1213016

* #1213017

* #1213018

* #1213019

* #1213020

* #1213021

* #1213024

* #1213025

* #1213032

* #1213034

* #1213035

* #1213036

* #1213037

* #1213038

* #1213039

* #1213040

* #1213041

* #1213059

* #1213061

* #1213087

* #1213088

* #1213089

* #1213090

* #1213092

* #1213093

* #1213094

* #1213095

* #1213096

* #1213098

* #1213099

* #1213100

* #1213102

* #1213103

* #1213104

* #1213105

* #1213106

* #1213107

* #1213108

* #1213109

* #1213110

* #1213111

* #1213112

* #1213113

* #1213114

* #1213134

* #1213245

* #1213247

* #1213252

* #1213258

* #1213259

* #1213263

* #1213264

* #1213286

* #1213523

* #1213524

* #1213543

* #1213705

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20593.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2985.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3117.html

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3171-1
Rating: important

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