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openSUSE 15 SP3: 2023:3684-1 Critical: Kernel Security Updates

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Calendar Grey September 19, 2023
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Important release for openSUSE kernel tackling multiple vulnerabilities and boosting performance with extensive problem resolutions.
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes

Description

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 kernel was updated to receive various security

and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

* CVE-2022-36402: Fixed an integer overflow vulnerability in vmwgfx driver in

that allowed a local attacker with a user account on the system to gain

privilege, causing a denial of service (bsc#1203517).

* CVE-2023-2007: Fixed a flaw in the DPT I2O Controller driver that could

allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the

context of the kernel (bsc#1210448).

* CVE-2023-3772: Fixed a flaw in XFRM subsystem that may have allowed a

malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to directly dereference a NULL

pointer leading to a possible kernel crash and denial of service

(bsc#1213666).

* 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-2023-4128: Fixed a use-after-free flaw...

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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 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3684=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2023-3684=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 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP3-2023-3684=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-ESPOS-2023-3684=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-3684=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (nosrc)

* dtb-aarch64-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64)

* dtb-zte-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* dtb-al-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (nosrc)

* kernel-default-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-default-livepatch-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* kernel-default-debuginfo-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* kernel-default-debugsource-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_133-default-1-150300.7.3.1

* kernel-default-livepatch-devel-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le

s390x x86_64)

* gfs2-kmp-default-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* cluster-md-kmp-default-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* ocfs2-kmp-default-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

* kernel-default-debuginfo-5.3.18-150300.59.133.1

*...

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References

* #1023051

* #1203517

* #1210448

* #1213272

* #1213546

* #1213601

* #1213666

* #1213916

* #1213927

* #1213968

* #1213969

* #1213970

* #1213971

* #1214019

* #1214120

* #1214149

* #1214275

* #1214297

* #1214348

* #1214350

* #1214451

* PED-4579

* PED-5738

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-36402.html

* 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-2023-21400.html

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

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3772.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3863.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4128.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4132.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4133.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4134.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4147.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4194.html

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3684-1
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