SB20211214111 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 23 for SLE 15 SP1)
Published: December 14, 2021
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0941)
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 gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in __bpf_skb_max_len() function in net/core/filter.c in the Linux kernel. A local user with special privilege can gain access to out-of-bounds memory leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.
2) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20322)
CWE-ID: CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing received ICMP errors. A remote attacker can effectively bypass the source port UDP randomization to gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.