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openSUSE 15 SP5: SUSE-SU-2023:3806-1 Important ExFAT Flaw Fix

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Calendar Grey September 27, 2023
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Red Hat unveils critical Linux Kernel RT enhancement for its Live Patching feature to mitigate CVE-2023-4375 across various platforms.
This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_13_11 fixes one issue

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_13_11 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

* CVE-2023-4273: Fixed a flaw in the exFAT driver of the Linux kernel that

alloawed a local privileged attacker to overflow the kernel stack

(bsc#1214123).

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Topics Covered

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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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2023-3806=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3807=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2023-3807=1

Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4-RT_Update_11-debugsource-2-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_15_46-rt-debuginfo-2-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_15_46-rt-2-150400.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_11-rt-2-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_11-rt-debuginfo-2-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_3-debugsource-2-150500.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_11-rt-2-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_11-rt-debuginfo-2-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_3-debugsource-2-150500.2.1

References

* #1214123

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4273.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214123

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3806-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

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