SB2022111710 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 2 for SLE 15 SP4)



SB2022111710 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 2 for SLE 15 SP4)

Published: November 17, 2022 Updated: June 7, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2022111710
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 25% Low 75%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1882)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Linux kernel’s pipes functionality in free_pipe_info() function in fs/pipe.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


2) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2588)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the network packet scheduler implementation in the route4_change() function in Linux kernel when removing all references to a route filter before freeing it. A local user can run a specially crafted program to crash the kernel or execute arbitrary code.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42703)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the mm/rmap.c in the Linux kernel, related to leaf anon_vma double reuse. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.


4) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42722)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the mac80211 stack in Linux kernel. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted WLAN frames to the affected system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against the beacon protection of P2P devices.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.