Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 42 for SLE 12 SP3)

SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 42 for SLE 12 SP3)
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1036-1
Rating: important
References: #1195908
Cross-References:CVE-2022-0492
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.180-94_153 fixes one issue.
The following security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2022-0492: Fixed a privilege escalation related to cgroups v1 release_agent feature, which allowed bypassing namespace isolation unexpectedly (bsc#1195543).

Patch Instructions:

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

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2022-1036=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2022-1036=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 (ppc64le x86_64):
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_153-default-3-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_153-default-debuginfo-3-2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS (ppc64le x86_64):
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_153-default-3-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_153-default-debuginfo-3-2.1

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