SB2024092366 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 6 for SLE 15 SP5)

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48662)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

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 execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the i915_gem_context_release() and context_close() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.

2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52846)

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 prp_create_tagged_frame() function in net/hsr/hsr_forward.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

3) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35817)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

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 resource management error within the amdgpu_ttm_gart_bind() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243405-1/