SUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42054

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0038

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.

2) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU9520

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000405

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within touch_pmd() function in mmhugemem.c file when handling THPs. A local user can read read-only huge pages using the get_user_pages() function and overwrite arbitrary huge pages and files mapped via THP.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

This vulnerability is a result of patch against a another privilege escalation vulnerability in Linux kernel known as Dirty Cow (CVE-2016-5195).

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

3) NULL pointer derefenrece

EUVDB-ID: #VU9082

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12193

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists in the assoc_array implementation in which a new leaf is added that needs to go into a node that happens to be full. A local user can trigger NULL pointer dereference error and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU9515

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15102

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition and a NULL pointer dereference within tower_probe() function in drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c in Linux kernel before 4.8.1. A local user with physical access to the computer and ability to insert USB flash drive can execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges. The USB device would have to delay the control message in tower_probe and accept the control urb in tower_open whilst guest code initiated a write to the device file as tower_delete is called from the error in tower_probe.

According to vendor this security issue exists since 2003.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Use-after-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU9151

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16525

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in usb_serial_console_disconnect function in drivers/usb/serial/console.c. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Use-after-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU9153

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16527

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in sound/usb/mixer.c. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU9155

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16529

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in the snd_usb_create_streams function in sound/usb/card.c. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU9157

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16531

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in the drivers/usb/core/config.c. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU9161

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16535

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in the usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU9162

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16536

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the cx231xx_usb_probe function in drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU9163

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16537

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the imon_probe function in drivers/media/rc/imon.c. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

12) Divide by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU9763

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16649

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the qmi_wwan_bind function in drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted USB device, trigger divide-by-zero error and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

13) Divide by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU9762

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16650

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the qmi_wwan_bind function in drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted USB device, trigger divide-by-zero error and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

14) Use-after-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU9601

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16939

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel due to use-after-free error. A local attacker can make a specially crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	14
CVE-ID	CVE-2014-0038 CVE-2017-1000405 CVE-2017-12193 CVE-2017-15102 CVE-2017-16525 CVE-2017-16527 CVE-2017-16529 CVE-2017-16531 CVE-2017-16535 CVE-2017-16536 CVE-2017-16537 CVE-2017-16649 CVE-2017-16650 CVE-2017-16939
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-362 CWE-476 CWE-416 CWE-125 CWE-369
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #14 is available.
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	SUSE