SUSE 15 SP2: 2023:4835-1 important: kernel live patch for escalation
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December 14, 2023
* bsc#1215519 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-2163
Summary
## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150200_24_166 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: * CVE-2023-2163: Fixed an incorrect verifier pruning in BPF that could lead to unsafe code paths being incorrectly marked as safe, resulting in arbitrary read/write in kernel memory, lateral privilege escalation, and container escape. (bsc#1215519) ## 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 Live Patching 15-SP2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2023-4835=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1215519
Cross-
* CVE-2023-2163
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2023-2163 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
* CVE-2023-2163 ( NVD ): 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2163.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215519
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4835-1
Rating: important
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