SB2021111922 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 5 for SLE 15 SP3)
Published: November 19, 2021
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34866)
CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the handling of eBPF programs. A local user can run a specially crafted program on the system to trigger a type confusion and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41864)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A local user can gain access to out-of-bounds memory leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.