SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 42 for SLE 12 SP3)

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU61245

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0492

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a logic error within the cgroup_release_agent_write() function in  kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c. A local user can use the cgroups v1 release_agent feature to escalate privileges and bypass the namespace isolation.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 42 for SLE 12 SP3) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP3-LTSS

kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_153-default-debuginfo: before 3-2.1

kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_153-default: before 3-2.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP3-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_153-default-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_153-default:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221036-1/

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, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.