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openSUSE Leap 15 SP4: SUSE-SU-2024:4236-1 important: kernel memory leak fix

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Calendar Grey December 6, 2024
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Important patch released for Fedora's Linux Kernel addresses various concerns. Major corrections involve resource leaks and double-free problems.
An update that solves 22 vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_119 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-2024-35905: Fixed int overflow for stack access size (bsc#1226327).

* CVE-2021-47598: sch_cake: do not call cake_destroy() from cake_init()

(bsc#1227471).

* CVE-2024-35863: Fixed potential UAF in is_valid_oplock_break()

(bsc#1225011).

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

cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (bsc#1225819).

* CVE-2024-35862: Fixed potential UAF in smb2_is_network_name_deleted()

(bsc#1225311).

* CVE-2024-35867: Fixed potential UAF in cifs_stats_proc_show() (bsc#1225012).

* CVE-2024-35864: Fixed potential UAF in smb2_is_valid_lease_break()

(bsc#1225309).

* Fixed intermittent nfs mount failures (may be due to SUNRPC over UDP)

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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 SUSE-2024-4236=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2024-4236=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_119-default-debuginfo-8-150400.9.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_26-debugsource-8-150400.9.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_119-default-8-150400.9.6.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_119-default-debuginfo-8-150400.9.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_26-debugsource-8-150400.9.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_119-default-8-150400.9.6.1

References

* bsc#1223059

* bsc#1223363

* bsc#1223681

* bsc#1223683

* bsc#1225011

* bsc#1225012

* bsc#1225013

* bsc#1225099

* bsc#1225309

* bsc#1225310

* bsc#1225311

* bsc#1225312

* bsc#1225313

* bsc#1225733

* bsc#1225739

* bsc#1225819

* bsc#1226325

* bsc#1226327

* bsc#1227471

* bsc#1228573

* bsc#1228786

* bsc#1229553

* bsc#1231353

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47598.html

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

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52846.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26828.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26852.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26923.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26930.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-27398.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35817.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35861.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35862.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35863.html

*...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4236-1
Release Date: 2024-12-06T10:35:07Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

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