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SUSE: 2022:4546-1 Important: Live Patch Fixes Buffer Overflow and DoS

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Calendar Grey December 18, 2022
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A security patch addressing multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel for SUSE 12 SP5 has been released, fixing issues such as memory corruption and service disruptions.
An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_136 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2022-43945: Fixed a buffer overflow in the NFSD implementation (bsc#1205128). - CVE-2022-4378: Fixed stack overflow in __do_proc_dointvec (bsc#1206207). - CVE-2022-3586: Fixed use-after-free in socket buffer (SKB) that could allow a local unprivileged user to cause a denial of service (bsc#1204439). - CVE-2022-3545: Fixed a use-after-free in area_cache_get() of the file drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c (bsc#1204415). 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:

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security advisory buffer overflow DoS SUSE stack overflow Live Patch

References

#1204424 #1204576 #1205130 #1206228

Cross- CVE-2022-3545 CVE-2022-3586 CVE-2022-4378

CVE-2022-43945

CVSS scores:

CVE-2022-3545 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-3545 (SUSE): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-3586 (NVD) : 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2022-3586 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-4378 (SUSE): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2022-43945 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2022-43945 (SUSE): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3545.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:4546-1
Rating: important

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security advisory buffer overflow DoS SUSE stack overflow Live Patch

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