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SUSE: 2022:0262-1 Important: Local Escalation Fix for Linux Kernel

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Calendar Grey February 1, 2022
Dist Suse Esm H88
Linux Kernel Live Patch 11 for SLE 15 SP3 addresses a local elevation of privilege vulnerability. Refer to the update information for specifics.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-59_40 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2022-0185: Incorrect param length parsing in legacy_parse_param which could have led to a local privilege escalation (bsc#1194517). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security 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 Module for Live Patching 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2022-260=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2022-261=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2022-262=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

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References

#1194737

Cross- CVE-2022-0185

CVSS scores:

CVE-2022-0185 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0185.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194737

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:0262-1
Rating: important

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