SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 16 for SLE 15 SP3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1224-1 Rating: important References: #1196959 #1197133 Cross-References: CVE-2021-39698 CVE-2022-27666 CVSS scores: CVE-2021-39698 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2021-39698 (SUSE): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/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 High Performance Computing 15-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_60 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-2021-39698: Fixed a possible memory corruption due to a use after free in aio_poll_complete_work. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. (bsc#1196956) 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-SP3-2022-1236=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2022-1240=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2022-1224=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2022-1225=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_49-default-4-150300.2.1 kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_60-default-2-150300.2.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_102-default-4-150200.2.1 kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_102-default-debuginfo-4-150200.2.1 kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_107-default-3-150200.2.1 kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_107-default-debuginfo-3-150200.2.1 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_24-debugsource-4-150200.2.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP2 (ppc64le x86_64): kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_25-debugsource-3-150200.2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-39698.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27666.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1196959 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1197133