SB2021042854 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 23 for SLE 15)

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SB2021042854 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 23 for SLE 15)

Published: April 28, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021042854
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28688)

CWE-ID: CWE-665 - Improper Initialization

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization of pointers such that subsequent cleanup code wouldn't use uninitialized or stale values. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3444)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the fixup_bpf_calls() function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References