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SUSE: 2024:3674-1 Important: Linux Kernel Live Patch 57 Security Update

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Calendar Grey October 16, 2024
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Security update for Linux Kernel addressing critical issues in SLE 12 SP5. Multiple vulnerabilities fixed with updates.
* bsc#1223683 * bsc#1225310 * bsc#1226325 * bsc#1228573

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_219 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2024-41059: hfsplus: fix uninit-value in copy_name (bsc#1228573). * CVE-2024-36964: fs/9p: only translate RWX permissions for plain 9P2000 (bsc#1226325). * CVE-2024-26923: Fixed false-positive lockdep splat for spin_lock() in __unix_gc() (bsc#1223683). * CVE-2024-35950: drm/client: Fully protect modes with dev->mode_config.mutex (bsc#1225310). ## 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 12-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2024-3674=1 ## Package List:

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References

* bsc#1223683

* bsc#1225310

* bsc#1226325

* bsc#1228573

Cross-

* CVE-2024-26923

* CVE-2024-35950

* CVE-2024-36964

* CVE-2024-41059

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-26923 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-35950 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-36964 ( SUSE ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-41059 ( SUSE ): 7.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-41059 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-41059 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3674-1
Release Date: 2024-10-16T17:03:36Z
Rating: important

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