OpenSUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-18595 CVE-2019-14821 CVE-2019-15291 CVE-2019-9506 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-415 CWE-787 CWE-476 CWE-310 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Double Free
EUVDB-ID: #VU21716
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18595
CWE-ID:
CWE-415 - Double Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges in the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the allocate_trace_buffer() function in the kernel/trace/trace.c. A local user can run a specially crafted application to trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU21255
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14821
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the KVM coalesced MMIO support functionality due to incorrect processing of shared indexes. A local user can run a specially crafted application to trigger an out-of-bounds write error and write data to arbitrary address in the kernel memory.
Successful vulnerability exploitation may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU20918
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15291
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the "flexcop_usb_probe" function in the "drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c" driver. A local attacker with physical access can use a malicious USB device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Cryptographic issues
EUVDB-ID: #VU20290
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9506
CWE-ID:
CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a weakness in Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR) protocol core specification that allows an attacker with close proximity to the affected system to perform a man-in-the-middle attack on an encrypted Bluetooth connection.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
