SB2022011417 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
Published: January 14, 2022
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 14 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24504)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27820)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in nouveau's postclose() handler. A local user can send specially crafted data to the system and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28711)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper limits for number of events driver domains could send to other guest VMs. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28712)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper limits for number of events driver domains could send to other guest VMs. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
5) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28713)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper limits for number of events driver domains could send to other guest VMs. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28714)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incoming data packets for a guest in the Linux kernel's netback driver are buffered until the guest is ready to process them. A remote user can use a UDP connection on a fast interface to trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
7) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28715)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incoming data packets for a guest in the Linux kernel's netback driver are buffered until the guest is ready to process them. A remote user can use a UDP connection on a fast interface to trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
8) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33098)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
9) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4001)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in kernel/bpf/syscall.c in Linux kernel ebpf. A local user can exploit the race between bpf_map_update_elem and bpf_map_freeze and modify the frozen mapped address space.
10) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4002)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the Linux kernel's hugetlbfs memory usage. A local user can force the application to leak memory and gain access to sensitive information.
11) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43975)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc_wait() function in drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c in Linux kernel. A local user can attach a specially crafted device to the system, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
12) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43976)
The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the mwifiex_usb_recv() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c in Linux kernel. An attacker with physical access to the system can insert a specially crafted USB device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
13) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45485)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
14) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45486)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of the IPv4 protocol in the Linux kernel. A remote attacker can disclose internal state in some situations.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.