SB2023101186 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
Published: October 11, 2023 Updated: January 4, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 12 vulnerabilities.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36766)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c in Linux kernel. A local user can force the system to leak memory.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1192)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
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 use-after-free error within the smb2_is_status_io_timeout() function in Linux kernel. A local user can set environment variable to a specific value, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1206)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a hash collision flaw in the IPv6 connection lookup table in the Linux kernel’s IPv6 functionality when an attacker makes a new kind of SYN flood attack. A remote attacker can increase the CPU usage of the server that accepts IPV6 connections up to 95%.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1859)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xen_9pfs_front_removet() function in net/9p/trans_xen.c in Xen transport for 9pfs. A malicious guest VM can trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information of the hypervisor or crash it.
5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2177)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
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 (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux kernel. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23454)
CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion
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 (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.
7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40283)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
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 use-after-free error within the l2cap_sock_release() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
8) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42753)
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 in the netfilter subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
9) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4389)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
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 use-after-free error within the btrfs_get_root_ref() function in fs/btrfs/disk-io.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
10) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4622)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
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 use-after-free error within the unix_stream_sendpage() function in af_unix component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4623)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
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 use-after-free error within the the Linux kernel net/sched: sch_hfsc (HFSC qdisc traffic control) component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
12) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4921)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
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 use-after-free error in the qfq_dequeue() function within the the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.