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SUSE: 2024:0553-1 Important: Openvswitch Memory Leak Critical Issue

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Calendar Grey February 20, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
Significant SUSE Security Patch for Openvswitch tackling severe memory leak vulnerability, along with how to install.
* bsc#1219059 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-22563

Summary

## This update for openvswitch fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-22563: Fixed memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in /lib/util.c (bsc#1219059). ## 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-553=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-553=1 * Legacy Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP5-2024-553=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2024-553=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2024-553=1

References

* bsc#1219059

Cross-

* CVE-2024-22563

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-22563 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-22563 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Legacy Module 15-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0553-1
Rating: important

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