SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 44 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2024:3039-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 206250

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3039-1 advisory.

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150200_24_191 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2021-47402: Fixed use-after-free in fl_walk() (bsc#1225301)
- CVE-2021-47378: Fixed use-after-free by destroying cm id before destroying qp (bsc#1225202).
- CVE-2024-27398: Fixed use-after-free bugs caused by sco_sock_timeout (bsc#1225013).
- CVE-2024-35950: drm/client: Fully protect modes with dev->mode_config.mutex (bsc#1225310).
- CVE-2021-47383: Fixed out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit (bsc#1225211).
- CVE-2024-26923: Fixed false-positive lockdep splat for spin_lock() in __unix_gc() (bsc#1223683).
- CVE-2024-26828: Fixed underflow in parse_server_interfaces() (bsc#1223363).
- CVE-2023-1829: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the control index filter (tcindex) (bsc#1210619).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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-5_3_18-150200_24_191-default and / or kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-default packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210619

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1223363

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1223683

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1225013

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1225202

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1225211

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1225302

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1225310

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2024-August/036697.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47378

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47383

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47402

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1829

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26828

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26923

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-27398

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35950

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 206250

File Name: suse_SU-2024-3039-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/28/2024

Updated: 8/28/2024

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: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-1829

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_191-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: 8/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47378, CVE-2021-47383, CVE-2021-47402, CVE-2023-1829, CVE-2024-26828, CVE-2024-26923, CVE-2024-27398, CVE-2024-35950

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:3039-1