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openSUSE Leap 15.5: SUSE-SU-2023:4071-1 Important: Kernel Update

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Calendar Grey October 13, 2023
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This essential patch for the Ubuntu Linux kernel mitigates various security flaws, enhancing system protection and dependability.
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-2023-39194: Fixed a flaw in the processing of state filters which could

allow a local attackers to disclose sensitive information. (bsc#1215861)

* CVE-2023-39193: Fixed a flaw in the processing of state filters which could

allow a local attackers to disclose sensitive information. (bsc#1215860)

* CVE-2023-39192: Fixed a flaw in the u32_match_it function which could allow

a local attackers to disclose sensitive information. (bsc#1215858)

* CVE-2023-42754: Fixed a null pointer dereference in ipv4_link_failure which

could lead an authenticated attacker to trigger a DoS. (bsc#1215467)

* CVE-2023-5345: fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in the fs/smb/client

component which could be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

(bsc#1215899)

* CVE-2023-4155: Fixed a flaw in KVM AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization

(SEV). An attacker...

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update privilege escalation DoS bugfix importance openSUSE

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-2023-4071=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4071=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2023-4071=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-4071=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP5-2023-4071=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP5-2023-4071=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2023-4071=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-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* kernel-macros-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-source-vanilla-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-source-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-docs-html-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (nosrc ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-debug-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-debug-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-debug-debugsource-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-debug-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-default-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.31.1

* openSUSE Leap...

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References

* #1152472

* #1202845

* #1206453

* #1213808

* #1214928

* #1214942

* #1214943

* #1214944

* #1214950

* #1214951

* #1214954

* #1214957

* #1214986

* #1214988

* #1214992

* #1214993

* #1215322

* #1215877

* #1215894

* #1215895

* #1215896

* #1215911

* #1215915

* #1215916

* PED-2023

* PED-2025

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1192.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1206.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1859.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2177.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39192.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39193.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39194.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4155.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42753.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42754.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4389.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4622.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4623.html

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4071-1
Rating: important

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