SB2023051778 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
Published: May 17, 2023 Updated: October 25, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 28 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5753)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in Intel CPU hardware due to improper implementation of the speculative execution of instructions. A local attacker can perform a bounds check bypass, execute arbitrary code, conduct a side-channel attack and read sensitive memory information.
2) Uncontrolled Recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36691)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in lib/nlattr.c. A local user can use a nested Netlink policy with a back reference to crash the kernel.
3) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3923)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within RDMA over infiniband implementation in Linux kernel. A local user can force the application to leak memory by sensing commands to the /dev/infiniband/rdma_cm device node and gain access to sensitive information.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4203)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in sock_getsockopt() function in net/core/sock.c due to SO_PEERCRED and SO_PEERGROUPS race with listen() function (and connect() function) in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the use-after-free error and crash the system or escalate privileges on the system.
5) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20567)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the pppol2tp_create() function in l2tp_ppp.c. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
6) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43945)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attacl.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Linux kernel NFSD implementation. A remote attacker can send the RPC message over TCP with garbage data added at the end of the message, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0590)
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 qdisc_graft() function in net/sched/sch_api.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.
8) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0597)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the Linux kernel cpu_entry_area mapping of X86 CPU data. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
9) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1076)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error during initialization of TUN/TAP sockets. A local user can trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
10) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1095)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the nf_tables_updtable() function within the netfilter subsystem. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1118)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Linux kernel integrated infrared receiver/transceiver driver "drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c" when detaching rc device. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
12) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1390)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in tipc_link_xmit() within the Linux kernel TIPC kernel module when parsing UDp packets. A remote attacker can send two small UDP packets to a system with a UDP bearer and consume all available CPU resources.
13) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1513)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization when calling the KVM_GET_DEBUGREGS ioctl on 32-bit systems. A local user can run a specially crafted application to gain access to sensitive information.
14) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1611)
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 btrfs_search_slot() function in fs/btrfs/ctree.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.
15) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1670)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Xircom 16-bit PCMCIA (PC-card) Ethernet driver. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
16) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1855)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xgene_hwmon_remove() function in drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c in the Hardware Monitoring Linux Kernel Driver (xgene-hwmon). A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
17) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1989)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The
vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the btsdio_remove() function in driversluetoothtsdio.c. A local user can trigger a
use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.
18) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1990)
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 ndlc_remove() function in drivers/nfc/st-nci/ndlc.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
19) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1998)
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of the Spectre v2 SMT mitigations, related to calling prctl with PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to kernel memory from userspace.
20) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2124)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack..
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the XFS subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the kernel.
21) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2162)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the scsi_sw_tcp_session_create() function in drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c in SCSI sub-component in the Linux Kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.
22) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23454)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the cbq_classify() function in net/sched/sch_cbq.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a type confusion error and crash the kernel.
23) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23455)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the atm_tc_enqueue() function in net/sched/sch_atm.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a type confusion error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
24) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2483)
The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Qualcomm EMAC Gigabit Ethernet Controller. An attacker with physical access to system can remove the device before cleanup in the emac_remove() function is called, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.
25) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28328)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the az6027 driver in drivers/media/usb/dev-usb/az6027.c in the Linux Kernel. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
26) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28464)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the hci_conn_cleanup() function in net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
27) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28772)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the seq_buf_putmem_hex() function in lib/seq_buf.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
28) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30772)
The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in rivers/power/supply/da9150-charger.c in Linux kernel. An attacker with physical access to device can trigger a race condition while unplugin the device and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.