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openSUSE Leap 15.4: 2023:3683-1 Important Kernel Security Update

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Calendar Grey September 19, 2023
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The Linux Kernel patch resolves significant vulnerabilities, providing essential improvements for Fedora users. Discover further details.
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-2023-37453: Fixed oversight in SuperSpeed initialization (bsc#1213123).

* CVE-2023-4569: Fixed information leak in nft_set_catchall_flush in

net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c (bsc#1214729).

* CVE-2023-4134: Fixed use-after-free in cyttsp4_watchdog_work()

(bsc#1213971).

* CVE-2023-20588: Fixed a division-by-zero error on some AMD processors that

can potentially return speculative data resulting in loss of confidentiality

(bsc#1213927).

* CVE-2023-4459: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference flaw in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup

that may have allowed a local attacker with normal user privilege to cause a

denial of service (bsc#1214451).

* CVE-2023-3863: Fixed a use-after-free flaw was found in nfc_llcp_find_local

that allowed a local user with special privileges to impact a kernel

information leak issue (bsc#1213601).

* CVE-2023-3772: Fixed a flaw in...

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service privilege escalation security fix important kernel openSUSE

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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-2023-3683=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3683=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3683=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3683=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3683=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3683=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-3683=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP4-2023-3683=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP4-2023-3683=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch nosrc)

* kernel-docs-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)

* kernel-source-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* kernel-macros-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* kernel-docs-html-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* kernel-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* kernel-source-vanilla-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (nosrc ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* kernel-debug-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* kernel-debug-debugsource-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-default-base-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1.150400.24.37.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

* kernel-default-base-rebuild-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1.150400.24.37.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.84.1

*...

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References

* #1023051

* #1120059

* #1177719

* #1188885

* #1193629

* #1194869

* #1205462

* #1208902

* #1208949

* #1209284

* #1209799

* #1210048

* #1210448

* #1212091

* #1212142

* #1212526

* #1212857

* #1212873

* #1213026

* #1213123

* #1213546

* #1213580

* #1213601

* #1213666

* #1213757

* #1213759

* #1213916

* #1213921

* #1213927

* #1213946

* #1213968

* #1213970

* #1213971

* #1214000

* #1214019

* #1214120

* #1214149

* #1214180

* #1214238

* #1214285

* #1214297

* #1214299

* #1214350

* #1214368

* #1214370

* #1214371

* #1214372

* #1214380

* #1214386

* #1214392

* #1214393

* #1214397

* #1214428

* #1214451

* #1214659

* #1214661

* #1214729

* #1214742

* #1214743

* #1214756

* PED-4579

* PED-4759

* PED-4927

* PED-4929

* PED-5738

* PED-6003

* PED-6004

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2007.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20588.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34319.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3610.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-37453.html

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3683-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

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