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SUSE 15 SP5: 2023:4863-1 high: kernel live patch addressing escalation

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Calendar Grey December 14, 2023
Dist Suse Esm H88
Crucial update for the Linux Kernel in SLE 15 SP5 addressing multiple vulnerabilities to enhance system security.
* bsc#1215097 * bsc#1215442 * bsc#1215519 * bsc#1215971

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_28 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2023-3777: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. (bsc#1215097) * CVE-2023-5345: Fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in the fs/smb/client component which could be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. (bsc#1215971) * CVE-2023-4622: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the Unix domain sockets component which could be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation (bsc#1215442). * 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

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity kernel patch SUSE local escalation live patch

References

* bsc#1215097

* bsc#1215442

* bsc#1215519

* bsc#1215971

Cross-

* CVE-2023-2163

* CVE-2023-3777

* CVE-2023-4622

* CVE-2023-5345

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

* CVE-2023-3777 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-3777 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-4622 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-4622 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-5345 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-5345 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4863-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

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