SB2023063027 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 22 for SLE 15 SP3)
Published: June 30, 2023 Updated: June 16, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4744)
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.
2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1390)
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.
3) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23455)
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.
4) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28466)
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.
5) 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.