Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 17 for SLE 15 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3627-1
Release Date: 2024-10-15T03:33:31Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-40909 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-40909 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-40954 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-40954 ( 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 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_13_61 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2024-40954: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails (bsc#1227808)
  • CVE-2024-41059: hfsplus: fix uninit-value in copy_name (bsc#1228573).
  • CVE-2024-40909: bpf: Fix a potential use-after-free in bpf_link_free() (bsc#1228349).

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 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3627=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2024-3627=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_17-debugsource-2-150500.11.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_61-rt-debuginfo-2-150500.11.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_61-rt-2-150500.11.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_17-debugsource-2-150500.11.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_61-rt-debuginfo-2-150500.11.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_61-rt-2-150500.11.6.1

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