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SUSE: 2022:1605-1 Important: Kernel Threat Fixes for Live Patch 15

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Calendar Grey May 10, 2022
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Announcement: Critical kernel flaws addressed in Live Patch 15 for SLE 15 SP2. Prompt response recommended.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-24_53_4 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - - CVE-2022-1158: Fixed KVM x86/mmu compare-and-exchange of gPTE via the user address (bsc#1198133) - CVE-2022-0330: A random memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's GPU i915 kernel driver functionality in the way a user may run malicious code on the GPU. This flaw allowed a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. (bsc#1195950) 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:

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References

#1195950 #1198133

Cross- CVE-2022-0330 CVE-2022-1158

CVSS scores:

CVE-2022-0330 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-0330 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-1158 (SUSE): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1605-1
Rating: important

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