SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP2)

Published: 2023-06-28 | Updated: 2024-06-16

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	5
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-4744 CVE-2023-1390 CVE-2023-23455 CVE-2023-28466 CVE-2023-31436
CWE-ID	CWE-415 CWE-835 CWE-843 CWE-362 CWE-787
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_29-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.

1) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU74053

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4744

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the tun_free_netdev() function in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver. A local user can trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP2) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default-debuginfo: before 12-150200.2.2

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_29-debugsource: before 12-150200.2.2

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default: before 12-150200.2.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232694-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU74631

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1390

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in tipc_link_xmit() within the Linux kernel TIPC kernel module when parsing UDp packets. A remote attacker can send two small UDP packets to a system with a UDP bearer and consume all available CPU resources.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP2) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default-debuginfo: before 12-150200.2.2

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_29-debugsource: before 12-150200.2.2

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default: before 12-150200.2.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232694-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Type Confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU71477

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23455

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the atm_tc_enqueue() function in net/sched/sch_atm.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a type confusion error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP2) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default-debuginfo: before 12-150200.2.2

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_29-debugsource: before 12-150200.2.2

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default: before 12-150200.2.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232694-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU74628

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28466

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition caused by a missing lock_sock call within the do_tls_getsockopt() function in net/tls/tls_main.c. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP2) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default-debuginfo: before 12-150200.2.2

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_29-debugsource: before 12-150200.2.2

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default: before 12-150200.2.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232694-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU76098

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31436

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP2) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default-debuginfo: before 12-150200.2.2

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_29-debugsource: before 12-150200.2.2

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_126-default: before 12-150200.2.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232694-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.