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openSUSE 2023:4347-1 - Critical Security Update for Kernel Issues

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Calendar Grey November 2, 2023
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Critical patch release for openSUSE kernel, tackling various vulnerabilities with resolutions for 17 concerns.
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes

Description

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 kernel was updated to receive various security

and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

* CVE-2023-31085: Fixed a divide-by-zero error in do_div(sz,mtd->erasesize)

that could cause a local DoS. (bsc#1210778)

* CVE-2023-45862: Fixed an issue in the ENE UB6250 reader driver whwere an

object could potentially extend beyond the end of an allocation causing.

(bsc#1216051)

* CVE-2023-34324: Fixed a possible deadlock in Linux kernel event handling.

(bsc#1215745).

* CVE-2023-39189: Fixed a flaw in the Netfilter subsystem that could allow a

local privileged (CAP_NET_ADMIN) attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read,

leading to a crash or information disclosure. (bsc#1216046)

* CVE-2023-39194: Fixed an out of bounds read in the XFRM subsystem

(bsc#1215861).

* CVE-2023-39193: Fixed an out of bounds read in the xtables subsystem

(bsc#1215860).

* CVE-2023-39192: Fixed an out of bounds read in the...

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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 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4347=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4347=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2023-4347=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP1-2023-4347=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4347=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4347=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2023-4347=1

* SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (nosrc)

* kernel-debug-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-zfcpdump-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-default-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-base-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-debug-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-vanilla-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-vanilla-base-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-vanilla-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-vanilla-livepatch-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-vanilla-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-vanilla-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-vanilla-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)

* kernel-kvmsmall-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-base-4.12.14-150100.197.160.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 nosrc)

*...

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References

* bsc#1208995

* bsc#1210169

* bsc#1210778

* bsc#1212703

* bsc#1214233

* bsc#1214380

* bsc#1214386

* bsc#1215115

* bsc#1215117

* bsc#1215221

* bsc#1215275

* bsc#1215299

* bsc#1215467

* bsc#1215745

* bsc#1215858

* bsc#1215860

* bsc#1215861

* bsc#1216046

* bsc#1216051

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36766.html

* 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-2023-31085.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34324.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39189.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-2023-40283.html

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

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45862.html

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4347-1
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