SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 17 for SLE 15 SP2) (SUSE-SU-2022:2461-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 163392

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:2461-1 advisory.

- A race condition was found the Linux kernel in perf_event_open() which can be exploited by an unprivileged user to gain root privileges. The bug allows to build several exploit primitives such as kernel address information leak, arbitrary execution, etc. (CVE-2022-1729)

- In lock_sock_nested of sock.c, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-174846563References: Upstream kernel (CVE-2022-20154)

- KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown.
An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it is important that the debugger respect the lockdown mode when/if it is triggered. (CVE-2022-21499)

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

Solution

Update the affected kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_83-default, kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_102-default and / or kernel- livepatch-5_3_18-24_75-default packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 163392

File Name: suse_SU-2022-2461-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/22/2022

Updated: 7/13/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21499

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1729

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_83-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_102-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_75-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1729, CVE-2022-20154, CVE-2022-21499

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:2461-1

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