SB2023061422 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel 



SB2023061422 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel

Published: June 14, 2023 Updated: June 16, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2023061422
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 23
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 23 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4269)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the Linux kernel Traffic Control (TC) subsystem. A local user can use a specific network configuration (redirecting egress packets to ingress using TC action "mirred") to trigger a CPU soft lockup.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45884)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c in Linux kernel related to dvb_register_device() function dynamically allocating fops. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45885)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.



4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45886)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

5) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45887)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and crash the kernel.


6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45919)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_ca_en50221.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1079)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the asus_kbd_backlight_set() function when plugging in a malicious USB device. An attacker with physical access to the system can inject a malicious USB device, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code.



8) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1380)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Broadcom Full MAC Wi-Fi driver (brcmfmac.ko). A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of kernel memory on the system.


9) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1382)

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 net/tipc/topsrv.c within the TIPC protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


10) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2002)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions check in the Bluetooth subsystem when handling ioctl system calls of HCI sockets. A local user can acquire a trusted socket, leading to unauthorized execution of management commands.


11) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2124)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the XFS subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the kernel.


12) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2156)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when handling IPv6 RPL protocol. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


13) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2162)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the scsi_sw_tcp_session_create() function in drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c in SCSI sub-component in the Linux Kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.


14) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2269)

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

The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


15) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2483)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Qualcomm EMAC Gigabit Ethernet Controller. An attacker with physical access to system can remove the device before cleanup in the emac_remove() function is called, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.


16) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2513)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.



17) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28410)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


18) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3006)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a known cache speculation vulnerability (Spectre-BHB) for the new hw AmpereOne. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


19) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30456)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of consistency for for CR0 and CR4 in arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


20) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31084)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c when a task is in !TASK_RUNNING. A local user can trigger a deadlock and crash the kernel.


21) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31436)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the qfq_change_class() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c when handling the MTU value provided to the QFQ Scheduler. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


22) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32233)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.


23) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33288)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the bq24190_remove function in drivers/power/supply/bq24190_charger.c. A local authenticated user can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.