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openSUSE: 2023:4001-1 critical: kernel patch vulnerability repairs

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Calendar Grey October 4, 2023
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Critical update for openSUSE addresses kernel bugs to enhance security and stability. Reboot after installation.
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-2023-2007: 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-2023-20588: Fixed a division-by-zero error on some AMD processors that

can potentially return speculative data resulting in loss of confidentiality

(bsc#1213927).

* CVE-2023-34319: Fixed buffer overrun triggered by unusual packet in

xen/netback (XSA-432) (bsc#1213546).

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

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

* CVE-2023-37453: Fixed oversight in SuperSpeed initialization (bsc#1213123).

* 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 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3969=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3969=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3969=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3969=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3969=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3969=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-3969=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP4-2023-3969=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP4-2023-3969=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-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)

* kernel-source-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-macros-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-docs-html-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-source-vanilla-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (nosrc ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-debugsource-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-debug-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-debug-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-default-base-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1.150400.24.40.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-devel-5.14.21-150400.24.88.1

*...

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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

* #1214635

* #1214659

* #1214661

* #1214729

* #1214742

* #1214743

* #1214756

* #1215522

* #1215523

* #1215552

* #1215553

* 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

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3969-1
Rating: important

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