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SUSE: 2023:3311-1 important: kernel security issues resolved

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Calendar Grey August 14, 2023
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 kernel upgraded with critical security patches and fixes to improve overall system performance.
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes

Description

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security

and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

* CVE-2022-40982: Fixed transient execution attack called "Gather Data

Sampling" (bsc#1206418).

* CVE-2023-0459: Fixed information leak in __uaccess_begin_nospec

(bsc#1211738).

* CVE-2023-20569: Fixed side channel attack ‘Inception’ or ‘RAS Poisoning’

(bsc#1213287).

* CVE-2023-21400: Fixed several memory corruptions due to improper locking in

io_uring (bsc#1213272).

* CVE-2023-2156: Fixed a flaw in the networking subsystem within the handling

of the RPL protocol (bsc#1211131).

* CVE-2023-2166: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter

(bsc#1210627).

* CVE-2023-31083: Fixed race condition in hci_uart_tty_ioctl (bsc#1210780).

* CVE-2023-3268: Fixed an out of bounds memory access flaw in

relay_file_read_start_pos in the relayfs (bsc#1212502).

* CVE-2023-3567: Fixed a use-after-free...

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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 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3311=1 SUSE-2023-3311=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-3311=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP5-2023-3311=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP5-2023-3311=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2023-3311=1

Please note that this is the initial kernel livepatch without fixes itself, this

package is later updated by separate standalone kernel livepatch updates.

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP5-2023-3311=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* dlm-kmp-default-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kernel-obs-build-debugsource-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kernel-default-optional-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kernel-default-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kernel-obs-build-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* ocfs2-kmp-default-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kselftests-kmp-default-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* gfs2-kmp-default-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kernel-default-livepatch-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kernel-obs-qa-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kernel-default-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* reiserfs-kmp-default-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

* kernel-syms-5.14.21-150500.55.19.1

*...

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References

* #1206418

* #1207129

* #1207948

* #1210627

* #1210780

* #1210825

* #1211131

* #1211738

* #1211811

* #1212445

* #1212502

* #1212604

* #1212766

* #1212901

* #1213167

* #1213272

* #1213287

* #1213304

* #1213417

* #1213578

* #1213585

* #1213586

* #1213588

* #1213601

* #1213620

* #1213632

* #1213653

* #1213713

* #1213715

* #1213747

* #1213756

* #1213759

* #1213777

* #1213810

* #1213812

* #1213856

* #1213857

* #1213863

* #1213867

* #1213870

* #1213871

* #1213872

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40982.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0459.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20569.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21400.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2156.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2166.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31083.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3268.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3567.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3609.html

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3311-1
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