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openSUSE 15 SP5: 2023:4730-1 Important: Kernel Security Fixes

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Calendar Grey December 14, 2023
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Crucial system patch addresses several key vulnerabilities. Apply the update promptly to ensure the protection of your device.
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-2023-6176: Fixed a denial of service in the cryptographic algorithm

scatterwalk functionality (bsc#1217332).

* CVE-2023-2006: Fixed a race condition in the RxRPC network protocol

(bsc#1210447).

* CVE-2023-5633: Fixed a use-after-free flaw in the way memory objects were

handled when they were being used to store a surface (bsc#1216527).

* CVE-2023-39197: Fixed a out-of-bounds read in nf_conntrack_dccp_packet()

(bsc#1216976).

* CVE-2023-4244: Fixed a use-after-free in the nf_tables component, which

could be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation (bsc#1215420).

* CVE-2023-6039: Fixed a use-after-free in lan78xx_disconnect in

drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c (bsc#1217068).

* CVE-2023-45863: Fixed a out-of-bounds write in fill_kobj_path()

(bsc#1216058).

* CVE-2023-5158: Fixed a denial of service in vringh_kiov_advance() in

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service race condition kernel fix security issues important update 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-2023-4730=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4730=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2023-4730=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-4730=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP5-2023-4730=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP5-2023-4730=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2023-4730=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-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* kernel-macros-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-source-vanilla-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-source-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-docs-html-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (nosrc ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-debugsource-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-debug-livepatch-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-debug-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* kernel-default-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-debug-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo-5.14.21-150500.55.39.1

* openSUSE Leap...

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References

* bsc#1084909

* bsc#1207948

* bsc#1210447

* bsc#1214286

* bsc#1214700

* bsc#1214840

* bsc#1214976

* bsc#1215123

* bsc#1215124

* bsc#1215292

* bsc#1215420

* bsc#1215458

* bsc#1215710

* bsc#1215802

* bsc#1215931

* bsc#1216058

* bsc#1216105

* bsc#1216259

* bsc#1216527

* bsc#1216584

* bsc#1216687

* bsc#1216693

* bsc#1216759

* bsc#1216788

* bsc#1216844

* bsc#1216861

* bsc#1216909

* bsc#1216959

* bsc#1216965

* bsc#1216976

* bsc#1217036

* bsc#1217068

* bsc#1217086

* bsc#1217095

* bsc#1217124

* bsc#1217140

* bsc#1217147

* bsc#1217195

* bsc#1217196

* bsc#1217200

* bsc#1217205

* bsc#1217332

* bsc#1217366

* bsc#1217511

* bsc#1217515

* bsc#1217598

* bsc#1217599

* bsc#1217609

* bsc#1217687

* bsc#1217731

* bsc#1217780

* jsc#PED-3184

* jsc#PED-5021

* jsc#PED-7237

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2006.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25775.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39197.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39198.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4244.html

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4730-1
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