SUSE: 2022:2407-1 Important: Kernel Update Fixes 15 Security Issues
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July 15, 2022
An update that solves 15 vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available
Summary
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2022-29900, CVE-2022-29901: Fixed the RETBLEED attack, a new Spectre like Branch Target Buffer attack, that can leak arbitrary kernel information (bsc#1199657). - CVE-2022-1679: Fixed a use-after-free in the Atheros wireless driver in the way a user forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages (bsc#1199487). - CVE-2022-20132: Fixed out of bounds read due to improper input validation in lg_probe and related functions of hid-lg.c (bsc#1200619). - CVE-2022-33981: Fixed use-after-free in floppy driver (bsc#1200692) - CVE-2022-20141: Fixed a possible use after free due to improper locking in ip_check_mc_rcu() (bsc#1200604).
Topics Covered
References
#1177282 #1194013 #1196901 #1199487 #1199657
#1200571 #1200599 #1200604 #1200605 #1200608
#1200619 #1200692 #1200762 #1201050 #1201080
#1201251
Cross- CVE-2020-26541 CVE-2021-26341 CVE-2021-4157
CVE-2022-1679 CVE-2022-20132 CVE-2022-20141
CVE-2022-20154 CVE-2022-2318 CVE-2022-26365
CVE-2022-29900 CVE-2022-29901 CVE-2022-33740
CVE-2022-33741 CVE-2022-33742 CVE-2022-33981
CVSS scores:
CVE-2020-26541 (NVD) : 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2020-26541 (SUSE): 6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVE-2021-26341 (NVD) : 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2021-26341 (SUSE): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2021-4157 (NVD) : 8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:2407-1
Rating: important
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