SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 12 for SLE 15 SP4)

1) Type Confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU71478

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23454

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the cbq_classify() function in net/sched/sch_cbq.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a type confusion error and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 12 for SLE 15 SP4) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_63-default-debuginfo: before 2-150400.2.3

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_63-default: before 2-150400.2.3

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_12-debugsource: before 2-150400.2.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_63-default-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_63-default:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp4_update_12-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232429-1/

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.