SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 27 for SLE 12 SP5) ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1189-1 Rating: important References: #1195951 #1197133 Cross-References: CVE-2022-22942 CVE-2022-27666 CVSS scores: CVE-2022-22942 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2022-27666 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2022-27666 (SUSE): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_106 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2022-27666: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in IPsec ESP transformation code. This flaw allowed a local attacker with a normal user privilege to overwrite kernel heap objects and may cause a local privilege escalation. (bnc#1197462) - CVE-2022-22942: Fixed stale file descriptors on failed usercopy. (bsc#1195065) 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 Live Patching 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2022-1185=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2022-1186=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2022-1187=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2022-1188=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2022-1189=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2022-1191=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_106-default-4-2.1 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_66-default-15-2.1 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_80-default-11-2.1 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_83-default-10-2.1 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_91-default-8-2.1 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_98-default-6-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22942.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27666.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195951 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1197133