SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:2782-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 177994

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:2782-1 advisory.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 RT kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.


The following security bugs were fixed:

- CVE-2023-35828: Fixed a use-after-free flaw inside renesas_usb3_remove in drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c (bsc#1212513).
- CVE-2023-35823: Fixed a use-after-free in saa7134_finidev in drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-core.c (bsc#1212494).
- CVE-2023-35788: Fixed an out-of-bounds write in the flower classifier code via TCA_FLOWER_KEY_ENC_OPTS_GENEVE packets in fl_set_geneve_opt in net/sched/cls_flower.c (bsc#1212504).
- CVE-2023-33288: Fixed a use-after-free in bq24190_remove in drivers/power/supply/bq24190_charger.c (bsc#1211590).
- CVE-2023-32233: Fixed a use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests (bsc#1211043).
- CVE-2023-3161: Fixed shift-out-of-bounds in fbcon_set_font() (bsc#1212154).
- CVE-2023-31436: Fixed an out-of-bounds write in qfq_change_class() because lmax can exceed QFQ_MIN_LMAX (bsc#1210940).
- CVE-2023-3141: Fixed a use-after-free flaw in r592_remove in drivers/memstick/host/r592.c, that allowed local attackers to crash the system at device disconnect (bsc#1212129).
- CVE-2023-31084: Fixed a blocking issue in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c (bsc#1210783).
- CVE-2023-30456: Fixed an issue in arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c with nVMX on x86_64 lacks consistency checks for CR0 and CR4 (bsc#1210294).
- CVE-2023-3006: Fixed a known cache speculation vulnerability, known as Branch History Injection (BHI) or Spectre-BHB, for the new hw AmpereOne (bsc#1211855).
- CVE-2023-28410: Fixed improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in some Intel(R) i915 Graphics drivers that may have allowed an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access (bsc#1211263).
- CVE-2023-2513: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the ext4 filesystem (bsc#1211105).
- CVE-2023-2483: Fixed a use after free bug in emac_remove due caused by a race condition (bsc#1211037).
- CVE-2023-2269: Fixed a denial-of-service problem due to a possible recursive locking scenario, resulting in a deadlock in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c (bsc#1210806).
- CVE-2023-2162: Fixed an use-after-free flaw in iscsi_sw_tcp_session_create (bsc#1210647).
- CVE-2023-2156: Fixed a flaw in the networking subsystem within the handling of the RPL protocol (bsc#1211131).
- CVE-2023-2124: Fixed an out-of-bound access in the XFS subsystem that could have lead to denial-of- service or potentially privilege escalation (bsc#1210498).
- CVE-2023-21102: Fixed possible bypass of shadow stack protection in __efi_rt_asm_wrapper of efi-rt- wrapper.S (bsc#1212155).
- CVE-2023-2002: Fixed a flaw that allowed an attacker to unauthorized execution of management commands, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Bluetooth communication (bsc#1210533).
- CVE-2023-1382: Fixed denial of service in tipc_conn_close (bsc#1209288).
- CVE-2023-1380: Fixed a slab-out-of-bound read problem in brcmf_get_assoc_ies() (bsc#1209287).
- CVE-2023-1249: Fixed a use-after-free flaw inside the core dump subsystem, that could have been used to crash the system (bsc#1209039).
- CVE-2023-1079: Fixed a use-after-free problem that could have been triggered in asus_kbd_backlight_set when plugging/disconnecting a malicious USB device (bsc#1208604).
- CVE-2023-1077: Fixed a type confusion in pick_next_rt_entity(), that could cause memory corruption (bsc#1208600).
- CVE-2022-45919: Fixed a use-after-free in dvb_ca_en50221.c that could occur if there is a disconnect after an open, because of the lack of a wait_event (bsc#1205803).
- CVE-2022-45887: Fixed a memory leak in ttusb_dec.c caused by the lack of a dvb_frontend_detach call (bsc#1205762).
- CVE-2022-45886: Fixed a .disconnect versus dvb_device_open race condition in dvb_net.c that lead to a use-after-free (bsc#1205760).
- CVE-2022-45885: Fixed a race condition in dvb_frontend.c that could cause a use-after-free when a device is disconnected (bsc#1205758).
- CVE-2022-45884: Fixed a use-after-free in dvbdev.c, related to dvb_register_device dynamically allocating fops (bsc#1205756).
- CVE-2022-4269: Fixed a flaw was found inside the Traffic Control (TC) subsystem (bsc#1206024).


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 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1065729

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1152472

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1152489

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1160435

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172073

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189998

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1191731

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193629

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194869

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195655

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195921

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1203906

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1205650

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1205756

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1205758

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1205760

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1205762

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1205803

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206024

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206578

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1207553

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1208050

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1208410

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1208600

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1208604

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1208758

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1209039

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1209287

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1209288

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1209367

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1209856

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1209982

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210165

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210294

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210449

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210450

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210498

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210533

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210551

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210647

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210741

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210775

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210783

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210791

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210806

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210940

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210947

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211037

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211043

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211044

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211089

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211105

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211113

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211131

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211205

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211263

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211280

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211281

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211299

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211346

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211387

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211410

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211414

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211449

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211465

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211519

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211564

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211590

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211592

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211686

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211687

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211688

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211689

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211690

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211691

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211692

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211693

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211714

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211796

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211804

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211807

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211808

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211847

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211852

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211855

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1211960

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212129

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212154

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212155

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212158

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212350

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212448

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212494

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212504

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212513

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212540

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212561

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212563

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212564

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212584

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212592

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2023-July/030185.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4269

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-45884

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-45885

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-45886

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-45887

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-45919

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1077

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1079

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1249

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1380

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1382

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2002

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2124

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2156

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2162

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2269

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2513

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3006

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3141

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3161

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21102

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28410

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-30456

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31084

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31436

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32233

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-33288

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-35788

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-35823

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-35828

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177994

File Name: suse_SU-2023-2782-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/5/2023

Updated: 9/25/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-1079

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-35788

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_15_37-rt, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 7/4/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/25/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4269, CVE-2022-45884, CVE-2022-45885, CVE-2022-45886, CVE-2022-45887, CVE-2022-45919, CVE-2023-1077, CVE-2023-1079, CVE-2023-1249, CVE-2023-1380, CVE-2023-1382, CVE-2023-2002, CVE-2023-21102, CVE-2023-2124, CVE-2023-2156, CVE-2023-2162, CVE-2023-2269, CVE-2023-2513, CVE-2023-28410, CVE-2023-3006, CVE-2023-30456, CVE-2023-31084, CVE-2023-3141, CVE-2023-31436, CVE-2023-3161, CVE-2023-32233, CVE-2023-33288, CVE-2023-35788, CVE-2023-35823, CVE-2023-35828

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:2782-1