SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 46 for SLE 15 SP3)

Published: 2024-10-17

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-47291 CVE-2024-41059
CWE-ID	CWE-125 CWE-908
Exploitation vector	Local
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 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-preempt-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-preempt Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_46-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_50-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_197-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_197-default-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU90293

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-2021-47291

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the ip6_route_info_create() function in net/ipv6/route.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 46 for SLE 15 SP3) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2

openSUSE Leap: 15.3

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-preempt-debuginfo: before 2-150300.7.6.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-preempt: before 2-150300.7.6.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default: before 2-150300.7.6.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-debuginfo: before 2-150300.7.6.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_46-debugsource: before 2-150300.7.6.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_50-debugsource: before 2-150200.5.6.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_197-default: before 2-150200.5.6.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_197-default-debuginfo: before 2-150200.5.6.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243704-1/

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) Use of uninitialized resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU95033

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-2024-41059

CWE-ID: CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the hfsplus_listxattr() function in fs/hfsplus/xattr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.