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SUSE: 2022:1036-1 Important: Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Risk

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Calendar Grey March 30, 2022
Dist Suse Esm H88
A critical SUSE release for the Linux Kernel resolves an elevation of privilege flaw in Live Patch 42 for SLE 12 SP4.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.180-94_153 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2022-0492: Fixed a privilege escalation related to cgroups v1 release_agent feature, which allowed bypassing namespace isolation unexpectedly (bsc#1195543). 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 Server for SAP 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2022-1036=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2022-1036=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 (ppc64le x86_64): kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_153-default-3-2.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation SUSE important update Linux Kernel

References

#1195908

Cross- CVE-2022-0492

CVSS scores:

CVE-2022-0492 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-0492 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0492.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195908

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1036-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

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