SB2022092049 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel



SB2022092049 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel

Published: September 20, 2022 Updated: December 6, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2022092049
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 23
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 17% Low 83%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 23 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Code injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3695)

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

The vulnerability exists within the einj_error_inject() function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel, which allows local users to simulate hardware errors. A local user can cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to disable APEI error injection through EINJ when securelevel is set.


2) 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.


3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33135)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4037)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the fs/inode.c:inode_init_owner() function logic of the Linux kernel. A local user can create files for the XFS file-system with an unintended group ownership and with group execution and SGID permission bits set to bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.


5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20368)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the packet_recvmsg() function in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and potentially escalate privileges on the system.


6) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20369)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the v4l2_m2m_querybuf() function in v4l2-mem2mem.c. A local user can trigger ab out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


7) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2588)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the network packet scheduler implementation in the route4_change() function in Linux kernel when removing all references to a route filter before freeing it. A local user can run a specially crafted program to crash the kernel or execute arbitrary code.


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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2663)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall rules.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in nf_conntrack_irc in Linux kernel. A remote attacker can send unencrypted IRC with nf_conntrack_irc configured and bypass configured firewall rules.


10) 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.


11) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28693)

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

The vulnerability exists due to unprotected alternative channel of return branch target prediction. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


12) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2873)

The vulnerability allows a local user to crash the kernel.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Intel iSMT SMBus host controller driver. A local user can send specially crafted data to the I2C_SMBUS IOCTL, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the system.


13) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2905)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the Linux kernel BPF subsystem. A local user can call the bpf_tail_call() function with a key larger than the max_entries of the map, trigger an out-of-bounds read and read parts of kernel memory.


14) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2938)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Linux kernel implementation of Pressure Stall Information. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


15) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2959)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a missing lock in the pipe_resize_ring() function within the watch queue when performing operations on an object. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


16) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2977)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Linux kernel implementation of proxied virtualized TPM devices. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


17) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3028)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Linux kernel's IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem) when multiple calls to xfrm_probe_algs occurred simultaneously. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.


18) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3078)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_s302m.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.


19) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32250)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free incorrect NFT_STATEFUL_EXPR in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in Linux kernel. A local user with ability to create user/net namespaces can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.


20) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36879)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the xfrm_expand_policies() function in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c. A local user can cause the refcount to be dropped twice and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


21) 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.


22) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39188)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within include/asm-generic/tlb.h in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.

Note, this only occurs in situations with VM_PFNMAP VMAs.


23) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39190)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can bind to an already bound chain and crash the kernel.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.