SB2025031972 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 46 for SLE 15 SP3)
Published: March 19, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48792)
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 mpi_ssp_completion() and mpi_sata_completion() functions in drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48911)
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 nf_queue_entry_dup() function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c, within the nf_queue_entry_release_refs(), nf_queue_entry_get_refs() and __nf_queue() functions in net/netfilter/nf_queue.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46818)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
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 improper input validation within the is_pin_busy(), set_pin_busy(), set_pin_free(), dal_gpio_service_lock() and dal_gpio_service_unlock() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/gpio/gpio_service.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50302)
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:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the hid_alloc_report_buf() function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Android devices.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.