SB2022112003 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP4)



SB2022112003 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP4)

Published: November 20, 2022 Updated: June 7, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2022112003
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 17% Low 83%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) 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.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1882)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Linux kernel’s pipes functionality in free_pipe_info() function in fs/pipe.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


3) 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.


4) 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.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42703)

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 the mm/rmap.c in the Linux kernel, related to leaf anon_vma double reuse. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.


6) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42722)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the mac80211 stack in Linux kernel. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted WLAN frames to the affected system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against the beacon protection of P2P devices.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.