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SUSE: 2024:4208-1 important: Kernel live patching for multiple issues

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Calendar Grey December 5, 2024
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Enhancements tackling various vulnerabilities within the Linux Kernel for SUSE platforms, boosting system security and reliability.
* bsc#1225733 * bsc#1225739 * bsc#1225819 * bsc#1228786 * bsc#1229273

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_7 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2024-36904: tcp: Use refcount_inc_not_zero() in tcp_twsk_unique() (bsc#1225733). * CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553). * CVE-2024-42133: Bluetooth: Ignore too large handle values in BIG (bsc#1228511). * CVE-2024-35949: btrfs: make sure that WRITTEN is set on all metadata blocks (bsc#1229273). * CVE-2023-52752: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (bsc#1225819). * CVE-2024-36899: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify (bsc#1231353). * CVE-2024-36899: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify (bsc#1225739).

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security advisory kernel patch important system update SUSE linux kernel live patching

References

* bsc#1225733

* bsc#1225739

* bsc#1225819

* bsc#1228786

* bsc#1229273

* bsc#1229553

* bsc#1231419

Cross-

* CVE-2023-52752

* CVE-2024-35949

* CVE-2024-36899

* CVE-2024-36904

* CVE-2024-40954

* CVE-2024-42133

* CVE-2024-43861

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-52752 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-52752 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-35949 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-36899 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-36904 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-40954 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-40954 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4208-1
Release Date: 2024-12-05T15:33:56Z
Rating: important

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