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openSUSE: 2023:3971-1 important: Kernel Security Fixes Overview

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Calendar Grey October 4, 2023
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The recent SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 Kernel security advisory addresses critical patches for various security flaws. It is recommended to apply the update.
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.

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-2023-20588: 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...

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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-2023-3971=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3971=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2023-3971=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-3971=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP5-2023-3971=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP5-2023-3971=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2023-3971=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...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch nosrc)

* kernel-docs-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* kernel-macros-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-source-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-source-vanilla-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-docs-html-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (nosrc ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-debug-debugsource-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-debug-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* kernel-default-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-debug-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

* 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

* #1214635

* #1214659

* #1214661

* #1214727

* #1214729

* #1214742

* #1214743

* #1214756

* #1214976

* #1215522

* #1215523

* #1215552

* #1215553

* 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

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3971-1
Rating: important

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