SB2025012771 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 1 for SLE 15 SP6)
Published: January 27, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 13 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52752)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the seq_printf() and spin_unlock() functions in fs/smb/client/cifs_debug.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35949)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the __btrfs_check_leaf() and __btrfs_check_node() functions in fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) 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.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36904)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tcp_twsk_unique() function in net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36971)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xfrm_link_failure() function in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c, within the dst_entry ip6_dst_check() and ip6_dst_check() functions in net/ipv6/route.c, within the dst_entry ipv4_dst_check() and ip_do_redirect() functions in net/ipv4/route.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and execute arbitrary code.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36979)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the br_mst_vlan_set_state() and br_mst_set_state() functions in net/bridge/br_mst.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40920)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the br_mst_set_state() function in net/bridge/br_mst.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
8) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40921)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the br_mst_get_state(), br_mst_set_state() and br_mst_vlan_sync_state() functions in net/bridge/br_mst.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
9) 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.
10) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41057)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cachefiles_free_volume() function in fs/cachefiles/volume.c, within the cachefiles_withdraw_objects() and cachefiles_withdraw_cache() functions in fs/cachefiles/cache.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
11) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42133)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the hci_le_big_sync_established_evt() function in net/bluetooth/hci_event.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
12) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43861)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the qmimux_rx_fixup() function in drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
13) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50264)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the virtio_transport_destruct() function in net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.