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openSUSE: 2024:0421-1 Important: Kernel Update Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey February 7, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Addresses essential vulnerabilities within the Linux Kernel using live patching solutions for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise distributions.
This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_41 fixes several issues

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_41 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).

* CVE-2023-5178: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in queue intialization

setup (bsc#1215768).

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update local privilege escalation Denial of Service SUSE live patching

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 SUSE-2024-420=1 SUSE-2024-421=1 SUSE-2024-422=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2024-422=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2024-420=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-

Patching-15-SP4-2024-421=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-419=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2024-419=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_81-default-debuginfo-5-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_41-default-12-150400.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_18-debugsource-4-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_16-debugsource-5-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_88-default-4-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_88-default-debuginfo-4-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_7-debugsource-12-150400.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_81-default-5-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_41-default-debuginfo-12-150400.2.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_81-default-debuginfo-5-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_41-default-12-150400.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_18-debugsource-4-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_16-debugsource-5-150400.2.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1216044

* bsc#1217522

* bsc#1218255

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5178.html

* 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=1216044

* 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-2024:0421-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update local privilege escalation Denial of Service SUSE live patching

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