SB2023101189 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
Published: October 11, 2023
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 8 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1077)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the pick_next_rt_entity() function pick_next_rt_entity(). A local user can trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1192)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the smb2_is_status_io_timeout() function in Linux kernel. A local user can set environment variable to a specific value, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
3) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2007)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in dpt_i2o driver. A local privileged user can gain access to sensitive kernel information.
4) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20588)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error that can return speculative data. A local user can gain access to potentially sensitive information.
5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3772)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the xfrm_update_ae_params() function in the IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). A local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4385)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the dbFree() function in fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c in the journaling file system (JFS). A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
7) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4459)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the vmxnet3_rq_cleanup() function in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
8) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4623)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the the Linux kernel net/sched: sch_hfsc (HFSC qdisc traffic control) component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.