# Security update for suse-module-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4097-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1205767
  * bsc#1210335
  * jsc#PED-5731

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-1829

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-1829 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-1829 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability, contains one feature and has one
security fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for suse-module-tools fixes the following issues:

  * Updated to version 15.2.18:

  * CVE-2023-1829: Blacklisted the Linux kernel tcindex classifier module
    (bsc#1210335).

  * Blacklisted the Linux kernel RNDIS modules (bsc#1205767, jsc#PED-5731).
  * Fixed a build issue for s390x.

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-4097=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP2-2023-4097=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-4097=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * suse-module-tools-15.2.18-150200.4.15.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * suse-module-tools-15.2.18-150200.4.15.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * suse-module-tools-15.2.18-150200.4.15.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1829.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205767
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210335
  * https://jira.suse.com/login.jsp