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SUSE: 2022:2745-1 Important: Linux Kernel Live Patch Issues

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Calendar Grey August 10, 2022
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Revision addressing severe flaws in Linux Kernel Live Patch for SLE 12 SP5, rectifying numerous security threats.
An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_110 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2022-28389: Fixed a double free in drivers/net/can/usb/mcba_usb.c vulnerability in the Linux kernel. (bnc#1198033) - CVE-2022-26490: Fixed a buffer overflow in the st21nfca driver. An attacker with adjacent NFC access could crash the system or corrupt the system memory. (bsc#1196830) - CVE-2022-1419: Fixed a concurrency use-after-free in vgem_gem_dumb_create (bsc#1198742). - CVE-2022-28390: Fixed a double free in drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c vulnerability in the Linux kernel (bnc#1198031). - 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).

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security advisory buffer overflow patch important double free linux kernel use-after-free

References

#1200605 #1201080 #1201517 #1201655 #1201656

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Cross- CVE-2022-1419 CVE-2022-1679 CVE-2022-20141

CVE-2022-26490 CVE-2022-28389 CVE-2022-28390

CVSS scores:

CVE-2022-1419 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-1419 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-1679 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-1679 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-20141 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-20141 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-26490 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-26490 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:2745-1
Rating: important

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security advisory buffer overflow patch important double free linux kernel use-after-free

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