Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54278

Vulnerability identifier: #VU120708

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54278

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the vmem_map_init() function in arch/s390/mm/vmem.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default
dtb-amlogic
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-exynos
dtb-altera
dtb-amazon
dtb-marvell
dtb-nvidia
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-arm
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-optional
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-qa
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-freescale
kernel-64kb
dtb-renesas
dtb-qcom
dtb-amd
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-sprd
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-allwinner
dtb-rockchip
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-broadcom
dtb-lg
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-devel
kernel-docs-html
kernel-docs
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.4.10, 6.5
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601e467e29a960f7ab7ec4075afc6a68c3532a65
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edc1e4b6e26536868ef819a735e04a5b32c10589
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.10
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel s390 mm
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel