# Security update for suse-module-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4159-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1187196
  * bsc#1205767
  * bsc#1210335
  * jsc#PED-5731

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-1829
  * CVE-2023-23559

  
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
  * CVE-2023-23559 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2023-23559 ( 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 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities, 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 12.13:

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

  * CVE-2023-23559: Blacklisted the Linux kernel RNDIS modules (bsc#1205767,
    jsc#PED-5731).
  * Disabled the isst_if_mbox_msr driver (bsc#1187196).

## 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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4159=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4159=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4159=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * suse-module-tools-12.13-3.11.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * suse-module-tools-12.13-3.11.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * suse-module-tools-12.13-3.11.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1829.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23559.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187196
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205767
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210335
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-5731