SB2024101751 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 7 for SLE 15 SP5)
Published: October 17, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35861)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect() function in fs/smb/client/connect.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36899)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the gpio_chrdev_release() function in drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36964)
The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the p9mode2perm() function in fs/9p/vfs_inode.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40954)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the sk_common_release() function in net/core/sock.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
5) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41059)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the hfsplus_listxattr() function in fs/hfsplus/xattr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.