SB2022082927 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
Published: August 29, 2022 Updated: June 8, 2023
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 10 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36516)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) or MitM attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the mixed IPID assignment method with the hash-based IPID assignment policy in Linux kernel. A remote attacker can inject data into a victim's TCP session or terminate that session.
2) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36557)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition between the VT_DISALLOCATE IOCTL and closing/opening of ttys. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36558)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel before 5.5.7 involving a VT_RESIZEX. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33655)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO IOCTL. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
5) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33656)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when setting font with malicous data by ioctl cmd PIO_FONT. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
6) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1462)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the the Linux kernel’s TeleTYpe subsystem caused by a race condition when using ioctls TIOCSPTLCK and TIOCGPTPEER and TIOCSTI and TCXONC with leakage of memory file. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the system or read random kernel memory.
7) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20166)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error in the Linux Kernel. A local user can bypass security restrictions and escalate privileges on the system.
8) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2639)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the reserve_sfa_size() function in the openvswitch kernel module in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the system or escalate privileges.
9) Improper update of reference count (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29581)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper update of reference count in net/sched in Linux kernel. A local user can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
10) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36946)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the nfqnl_mangle() function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel when processing IPv6 packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.