SUSE-SU-2023:4882-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel

15 Dec 2023

      # Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4882-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1084909
  * bsc#1208787
  * bsc#1210780
  * bsc#1216058
  * bsc#1216259
  * bsc#1216584
  * bsc#1216965
  * bsc#1216976
  * jsc#PED-3184
  * jsc#PED-5021

Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-0461
  * CVE-2023-31083
  * CVE-2023-39197
  * CVE-2023-39198
  * CVE-2023-45863
  * CVE-2023-45871
  * CVE-2023-5717

CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-0461 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-0461 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-31083 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-31083 ( NVD ):  4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-39197 ( SUSE ):  4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-39198 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-39198 ( NVD ):  6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-45863 ( SUSE ):  6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-45863 ( NVD ):  6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-45871 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-45871 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-5717 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-5717 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that solves seven vulnerabilities, contains two features and has one
security fix can now be installed.

## Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 kernel was updated to receive various security
and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  * CVE-2023-0461: Fixed use-after-free in icsk_ulp_data (bsc#1208787).
  * CVE-2023-39197: Fixed a out-of-bounds read in nf_conntrack_dccp_packet()
    (bsc#1216976).
  * CVE-2023-45863: Fixed a out-of-bounds write in fill_kobj_path()
    (bsc#1216058).
  * CVE-2023-5717: Fixed a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the
    Performance Events component (bsc#1216584).
  * CVE-2023-45871: Fixed an issue in the IGB driver, where the buffer size may
    not be adequate for frames larger than the MTU (bsc#1216259).
  * CVE-2023-39198: Fixed a race condition leading to use-after-free in
    qxl_mode_dumb_create() (bsc#1216965).
  * CVE-2023-31083: Fixed race condition in hci_uart_tty_ioctl (bsc#1210780).

## Special Instructions and Notes:

  * Please reboot the system after installing this update.

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4882=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2023-4882=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP1-2023-4882=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4882=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4882=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2023-4882=1

  * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0  
To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform
you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete
cluster in a controlled way.

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (nosrc)
    * kernel-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-kvmsmall-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-debug-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-zfcpdump-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * kernel-debug-base-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-debug-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * kernel-kvmsmall-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-kvmsmall-base-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (s390x)
    * kernel-default-man-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-zfcpdump-man-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1 (nosrc)
    * kernel-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_165-default-1-150100.3.5.1
    * kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-livepatch-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-livepatch-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le
    s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 (nosrc)
    * kernel-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (aarch64
    nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-obs-build-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-obs-build-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-syms-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-base-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch)
    * kernel-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-source-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-macros-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch
    nosrc)
    * kernel-docs-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64 nosrc)
    * kernel-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * reiserfs-kmp-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-obs-build-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-obs-build-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-syms-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-base-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch)
    * kernel-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-source-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-macros-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch nosrc)
    * kernel-docs-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (s390x)
    * kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-man-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (nosrc)
    * kernel-zfcpdump-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (nosrc ppc64le
    x86_64)
    * kernel-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * reiserfs-kmp-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-obs-build-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-obs-build-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-syms-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-base-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (noarch)
    * kernel-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-source-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-macros-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (noarch nosrc)
    * kernel-docs-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (x86_64)
    * kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * reiserfs-kmp-default-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-obs-build-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-obs-build-debugsource-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-syms-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-default-base-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (noarch)
    * kernel-devel-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-source-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
    * kernel-macros-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1
  * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (noarch nosrc)
    * kernel-docs-4.12.14-150100.197.165.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0461.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31083.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39197.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39198.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45863.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45871.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5717.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084909
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208787
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210780
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216058
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216259
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216584
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216965
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216976
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-3184
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-5021

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