SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3302-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 179825

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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-2023:3302-1 advisory.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 RT kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

- CVE-2022-40982: Fixed transient execution attack called 'Gather Data Sampling' (bsc#1206418).
- CVE-2023-0459: Fixed information leak in __uaccess_begin_nospec (bsc#1211738).
- CVE-2023-1829: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the control index filter (tcindex) (bsc#1210335).
- CVE-2023-20569: Fixed side channel attack Inception or RAS Poisoning (bsc#1213287).
- CVE-2023-20593: Fixed a ZenBleed issue in 'Zen 2' CPUs that could allow an attacker to potentially access sensitive information (bsc#1213286).
- CVE-2023-21400: Fixed several memory corruptions due to improper locking in io_uring (bsc#1213272).
- CVE-2023-2156: Fixed a flaw in the networking subsystem within the handling of the RPL protocol (bsc#1211131).
- CVE-2023-2166: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter (bsc#1210627).
- CVE-2023-2430: Fixed amissing lock for IOPOLL in io_cqring_event_overflow() in io_uring.c that could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service (bsc#1211014).
- CVE-2023-2985: Fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in hfsplus_put_super in fs/hfsplus/super.c that could allow a local user to cause a denial of service (bsc#1211867).
- CVE-2023-3090: Fixed a heap out-of-bounds write in the ipvlan network driver (bsc#1212842).
- CVE-2023-31083: Fixed race condition in hci_uart_tty_ioctl (bsc#1210780).
- CVE-2023-3111: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in prepare_to_relocate in fs/btrfs/relocation.c (bsc#1212051).
- CVE-2023-3117: Fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in the netfilter subsystem when processing named and anonymous sets in batch requests that could allow a local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system (bsc#1213245).
- CVE-2023-31248: Fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in nft_chain_lookup_byid that could allow a local attacker to escalate their privilege (bsc#1213061).
- CVE-2023-3212: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the gfs2 file system (bsc#1212265).
- CVE-2023-3268: Fixed an out of bounds memory access flaw in relay_file_read_start_pos in the relayfs (bsc#1212502).
- CVE-2023-3389: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the io_uring subsystem (bsc#1212838).
- CVE-2023-3390: Fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in the netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c that could allow a local attacker with user access to cause a privilege escalation issue (bsc#1212846).
- CVE-2023-35001: Fixed an out-of-bounds memory access flaw in nft_byteorder that could allow a local attacker to escalate their privilege (bsc#1213059).
- CVE-2023-3567: Fixed a use-after-free in vcs_read in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c (bsc#1213167).
- CVE-2023-3609: Fixed reference counter leak leading to overflow in net/sched (bsc#1213586).
- CVE-2023-3611: Fixed an out-of-bounds write in net/sched sch_qfq(bsc#1213585).
- CVE-2023-3776: Fixed improper refcount update in cls_fw leads to use-after-free (bsc#1213588).
- CVE-2023-3812: Fixed an out-of-bounds memory access flaw in the TUN/TAP device driver functionality that could allow a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system (bsc#1213543).
- CVE-2023-38409: Fixed a use-after-free in drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c (bsc#1213417).
- CVE-2023-3863: Fixed a use-after-free flaw in nfc_llcp_find_local in net/nfc/llcp_core.c in NFC (bsc#1213601).
- CVE-2023-4004: Fixed improper element removal netfilter nft_set_pipapo (bsc#1213812).

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 179825

File Name: suse_SU-2023-3302-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/15/2023

Updated: 9/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4004

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_11-rt

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: 8/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/1/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-40982, CVE-2023-0459, CVE-2023-1829, CVE-2023-20569, CVE-2023-20593, CVE-2023-21400, CVE-2023-2156, CVE-2023-2166, CVE-2023-2430, CVE-2023-2985, CVE-2023-3090, CVE-2023-31083, CVE-2023-3111, CVE-2023-31248, CVE-2023-3212, CVE-2023-3268, CVE-2023-3389, CVE-2023-3390, CVE-2023-35001, CVE-2023-3567, CVE-2023-3609, CVE-2023-3611, CVE-2023-3776, CVE-2023-3812, CVE-2023-38409, CVE-2023-3863, CVE-2023-4004

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:3302-1

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