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openSUSE 15 SP5: 2023:3704-2 Important Kernel Security Fixes

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Calendar Grey September 21, 2023
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This advisory outlines critical kernel updates for openSUSE, addressing serious vulnerabilities. Users must update swiftly to protect their systems from threats
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.

NOTE: This update was retracted due to severe USB regressions.

The following security bugs were fixed:

* CVE-2022-38457: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in vmwgfx driver that

allowed a local attacker to cause a denial of service (bsc#1203330).

* CVE-2022-40133: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in vmwgfx driver that

allowed a local attacker to cause a denial of service (bsc#1203329).

* 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-2023-3610: Fixed use-after-free vulnerability in nf_tables can be

exploited to achieve local privilege escalation (bsc#1213580).

* 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...

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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 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3704=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3704=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-3704=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP5-2023-3704=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP5-2023-3704=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2023-3704=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-SP5-2023-3704=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5

zypper...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch nosrc)

* kernel-docs-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* kernel-docs-html-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-source-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-source-vanilla-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-macros-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (nosrc ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-debug-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-debug-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-debug-debugsource-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-default-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-debug-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.22.1

* openSUSE Leap...

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References

* #1023051

* #1120059

* #1177719

* #1188885

* #1193629

* #1194869

* #1203329

* #1203330

* #1205462

* #1206453

* #1208902

* #1208949

* #1209284

* #1209799

* #1210048

* #1210448

* #1211220

* #1212091

* #1212142

* #1212423

* #1212526

* #1212857

* #1212873

* #1213026

* #1213123

* #1213546

* #1213580

* #1213601

* #1213666

* #1213733

* #1213757

* #1213759

* #1213916

* #1213921

* #1213927

* #1213946

* #1213949

* #1213968

* #1213970

* #1213971

* #1214000

* #1214019

* #1214073

* #1214120

* #1214149

* #1214180

* #1214233

* #1214238

* #1214285

* #1214297

* #1214299

* #1214305

* #1214350

* #1214368

* #1214370

* #1214371

* #1214372

* #1214380

* #1214386

* #1214392

* #1214393

* #1214397

* #1214404

* #1214428

* #1214451

* #1214659

* #1214661

* #1214727

* #1214729

* #1214742

* #1214743

* #1214756

* #1214976

* PED-3924

* PED-4579

* PED-4759

* PED-4927

* PED-4929

* PED-5738

* PED-6003

* PED-6004

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-38457.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40133.html

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

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3704-2
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