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openSUSE: 2024:4208-1 Important Security Update For Linux Kernel

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Calendar Grey December 5, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A crucial security update addressing multiple kernel issues for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise environments.
An update that solves seven vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_7 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2024-36904: tcp: Use refcount_inc_not_zero() in tcp_twsk_unique()

(bsc#1225733).

* CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553).

* CVE-2024-42133: Bluetooth: Ignore too large handle values in BIG

(bsc#1228511).

* CVE-2024-35949: btrfs: make sure that WRITTEN is set on all metadata blocks

(bsc#1229273).

* CVE-2023-52752: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in

cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (bsc#1225819).

* CVE-2024-36899: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify

(bsc#1231353).

* CVE-2024-36899: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify

(bsc#1225739).

* CVE-2024-40954: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket

creation fails (bsc#1227808)

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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 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4208=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2024-4208=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default-5-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_1-debugsource-5-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default-debuginfo-5-150600.13.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default-5-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_1-debugsource-5-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default-debuginfo-5-150600.13.6.1

References

* bsc#1225733

* bsc#1225739

* bsc#1225819

* bsc#1228786

* bsc#1229273

* bsc#1229553

* bsc#1231419

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52752.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35949.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36899.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36904.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40954.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-42133.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43861.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225733

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225739

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225819

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228786

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229273

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229553

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231419

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4208-1
Release Date: 2024-12-05T15:33:56Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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