SB2022051054 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 30 for SLE 15 SP1)
Published: May 10, 2022 Updated: March 30, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1011)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the write() function of FUSE filesystem. A local user can retireve (partial) /etc/shadow hashes and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22942)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the vmwgfx driver in Linux kernel. A local unprivileged user can gain access to files opened by other processes on the system through a dangling 'file' pointer.
Exploiting this vulnerability requires an attacker to have access to either /dev/dri/card0 or /dev/dri/rendererD128 and be able to issue an ioctl() on the resulting file descriptor.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.