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openSUSE 15 SP3: SUSE-SU-2024:0411-1 Important: Kernel Security Update

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Calendar Grey February 7, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
The latest patch for the Linux Kernel addresses critical issues related to service denial and privilege escalation flaws.
This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_130 fixes several issues

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_130 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2023-6932: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the ipv4 igmp

component that could lead to local privilege escalation (bsc#1218255).

* CVE-2023-6176: Fixed a denial of service in the cryptographic algorithm

scatterwalk functionality (bsc#1217522).

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service kernel update critical privilege escalation security fix 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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2024-411=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2024-416=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-416=1 SUSE-2024-411=1

Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_115-default-10-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_130-default-5-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_130-default-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_115-default-debuginfo-10-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_115-default-10-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_130-default-debuginfo-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_30-debugsource-10-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_35-debugsource-5-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_130-preempt-debuginfo-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_130-preempt-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_115-preempt-debuginfo-10-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_115-preempt-10-150300.2.1

References

* bsc#1217522

* bsc#1218255

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6176.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6932.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217522

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218255

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0411-1
Rating: important

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