SB2022051635 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel 



SB2022051635 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel

Published: May 16, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022051635
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 16
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 16 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use after free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27835)

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

A use after free in the Linux kernel infiniband hfi1 driver in versions prior to 5.10-rc6 was found in the way user calls Ioctl after open dev file and fork. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0707)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in dma_buf. A local user can trigger a race between closing the dmabuf file and reading the dmabuf's debug info and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20292)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_sgdma.c in nouveau_sgdma_create_ttm in Nouveau DRM subsystem. A local user can escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel.


4) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20321)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when accessing file object in the Linux kernel OverlayFS subsystem. A local user can rename files in specific way with OverlayFS and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38208)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the net/nfc/llcp_sock.c component. A remote attacker can make getsockname call and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4154)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cgroup1_parse_param() function in kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c in Linux kernel's cgroup v1 parser. A local user can execute arbitrary code via the fsconfig syscall parameter leading to a container breakout.


7) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0812)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in NFS over RDMA in the net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c() function in RPCRDMA_HDRLEN_MIN (7). A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


8) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1158)

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

The vulnerability exists due the KVM implementation in Linux kernel does not properly perform guest page table updates in some situations. A remote user on the guest operating system can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack against the host OS.


9) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1280)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the drm_lease_held() function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel or gain access to sensitive information.



10) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1353)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can gain unauthorized access to kernel memory, leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.


11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1419)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in vgem_gem_dumb_create() function in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


12) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1516)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel’s X.25 set of standardized network protocols functionality. A local user can terminate session using a simulated Ethernet card and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


13) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28356)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in net/llc/af_llc.c component. A remote attacker can force the system to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.


14) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28748)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak when working with ax88179_178a devices. An attacker with physical access to the system can inject a malicious USB-drive and remotely obtain data from kernel memory.


15) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28893)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the SUNRPC subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


16) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29156)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c in the Linux kernel. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.