openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2022:0169-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 157104

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:0169-1 advisory.

- A read-after-free memory flaw was found in the Linux kernel's garbage collection for Unix domain socket file handlers in the way users call close() and fget() simultaneously and can potentially trigger a race condition. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.16-rc4. (CVE-2021-4083)

- In the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3, net/ipv6/output_core.c has an information leak because of certain use of a hash table which, although big, doesn't properly consider that IPv6-based attackers can typically choose among many IPv6 source addresses. (CVE-2021-45485)

- In the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.12.4, net/ipv4/route.c has an information leak because the hash table is very small. (CVE-2021-45486)

- nf_tables_newset in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and general protection fault) because of the missing initialization for nft_set_elem_expr_alloc. A local user can set a netfilter table expression in their own namespace. (CVE-2021-46283)

- kernel: fs_context: heap overflow in legacy parameter handling (CVE-2022-0185)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 157104

File Name: openSUSE-2022-0169-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 1/26/2022

Updated: 8/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0185

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kselftests-kmp-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-azure-optional, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-source-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-azure-livepatch-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cluster-md-kmp-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-azure-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-devel-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-azure-extra, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gfs2-kmp-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:reiserfs-kmp-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-azure, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ocfs2-kmp-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-syms-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dlm-kmp-azure

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/25/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/11/2024

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4083, CVE-2021-4135, CVE-2021-4149, CVE-2021-4197, CVE-2021-4202, CVE-2021-45485, CVE-2021-45486, CVE-2021-46283, CVE-2022-0185, CVE-2022-0322

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openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2022:0169-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 157104

Synopsis

Description

Solution

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Plugin Details

Risk Information

VPR

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

Vulnerability Information

Exploitable With

Reference Information