SB2023070447 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel



SB2023070447 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel

Published: July 4, 2023 Updated: June 16, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2023070447
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 31
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 31 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4269)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the Linux kernel Traffic Control (TC) subsystem. A local user can use a specific network configuration (redirecting egress packets to ingress using TC action "mirred") to trigger a CPU soft lockup.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45884)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c in Linux kernel related to dvb_register_device() function dynamically allocating fops. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45885)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.



4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45886)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

5) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45887)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and crash the kernel.


6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45919)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_ca_en50221.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

7) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1077)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the pick_next_rt_entity() function pick_next_rt_entity(). A local user can trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


8) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1079)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the asus_kbd_backlight_set() function when plugging in a malicious USB device. An attacker with physical access to the system can inject a malicious USB device, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code.



9) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1249)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the core dump subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.


10) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1380)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Broadcom Full MAC Wi-Fi driver (brcmfmac.ko). A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of kernel memory on the system.


11) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1382)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in net/tipc/topsrv.c within the TIPC protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


12) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2002)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions check in the Bluetooth subsystem when handling ioctl system calls of HCI sockets. A local user can acquire a trusted socket, leading to unauthorized execution of management commands.


13) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21102)

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists die to a logic error within the __efi_rt_asm_wrapper() function in efi-rt-wrapper.S. A local application can bypass the shadow stack protection and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


14) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2124)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the XFS subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the kernel.


15) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2156)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when handling IPv6 RPL protocol. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


16) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2162)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the scsi_sw_tcp_session_create() function in drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c in SCSI sub-component in the Linux Kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.


17) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2269)

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

The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


18) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2483)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Qualcomm EMAC Gigabit Ethernet Controller. An attacker with physical access to system can remove the device before cleanup in the emac_remove() function is called, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.


19) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2513)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.



20) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28410)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


21) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3006)

The vulnerability allow a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a known cache speculation vulnerability (Spectre-BHB) for the new hw AmpereOne. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


22) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30456)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of consistency for for CR0 and CR4 in arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


23) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31084)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c when a task is in !TASK_RUNNING. A local user can trigger a deadlock and crash the kernel.


24) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3141)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the r592_remove() function of drivers/memstick/host/r592.c in media access in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.


25) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31436)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the qfq_change_class() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c when handling the MTU value provided to the QFQ Scheduler. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


26) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3161)

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect calculation in the Framebuffer Console (fbcon) in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


27) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32233)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.


28) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33288)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the bq24190_remove function in drivers/power/supply/bq24190_charger.c. A local authenticated user can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


29) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35788)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the fl_set_geneve_opt() function in net/sched/cls_flower.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


30) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35823)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the saa7134_finidev() function in drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-core.c. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


31) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35828)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the renesas_usb3_remove() function in drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.