SB2022092403 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 32 for SLE 15)



SB2022092403 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 32 for SLE 15)

Published: September 24, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022092403
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39188)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within include/asm-generic/tlb.h in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.

Note, this only occurs in situations with VM_PFNMAP VMAs.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.