Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 46 for SLE 15 SP3)

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2024:3779-1
Release Date:	2024-10-29T19:03:47Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1227471 bsc#1227651 bsc#1228573
Cross-References:	CVE-2021-47291 CVE-2021-47598 CVE-2024-41059
CVSS scores:	CVE-2021-47291 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2021-47598 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2021-47598 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-41059 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-41059 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-41059 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:	openSUSE Leap 15.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_167 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

• CVE-2021-47598: sch_cake: do not call cake_destroy() from cake_init() (bsc#1227471).
• CVE-2021-47291: ipv6: fix another slab-out-of-bounds in fib6_nh_flush_exceptions (bsc#1227651).
• CVE-2024-41059: hfsplus: fix uninit-value in copy_name (bsc#1228573).

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 15.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3779=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2024-3779=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-3-150300.7.6.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-debuginfo-3-150300.7.6.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_46-debugsource-3-150300.7.6.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-preempt-debuginfo-3-150300.7.6.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-preempt-3-150300.7.6.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-3-150300.7.6.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47291.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47598.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41059.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227471
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227651
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228573