Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU90194
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26852
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ip6_route_multipath_add() and list_for_each_entry_safe() functions in net/ipv6/route.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 9 for SLE 15 SP5) to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5
openSUSE Leap: 15.5
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_9-debugsource: before 7-150500.2.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_36-default: before 8-150500.2.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_6-debugsource: before 9-150500.2.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-debuginfo: before 7-150500.2.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default: before 7-150500.2.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_36-default-debuginfo: before 8-150500.2.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_31-default: before 9-150500.2.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_7-debugsource: before 8-150500.2.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_31-default-debuginfo: before 9-150500.2.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242221-1/
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.