SUSE SLES15: cluster-md-kmp-default / dlm-kmp-default / gfs2-kmp-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2023:3392-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 180153

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:3392-1 advisory.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 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-2023-20569: 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-2023-2985: 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-2023-34319: Fixed buffer overrun triggered by unusual packet in xen/netback (XSA-432) (bsc#1213546).
- 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-2023-4133: Fixed use after free bugs caused by circular dependency problem in cxgb4 (bsc#1213970).
- CVE-2023-4194: Fixed a type confusion in net tun_chr_open() bsc#1214019).

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: 180153

File Name: suse_SU-2023-3392-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/24/2023

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

Percentile: 99.86

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-2023-3776

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-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-syms, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-man, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-obs-build, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:reiserfs-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-livepatch, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:cluster-md-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dlm-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gfs2-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-macros, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ocfs2-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-livepatch-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_154-default

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: 8/23/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-40982, CVE-2023-0459, CVE-2023-20569, CVE-2023-20593, CVE-2023-2985, CVE-2023-34319, CVE-2023-35001, CVE-2023-3567, CVE-2023-3609, CVE-2023-3611, CVE-2023-3776, CVE-2023-4133, CVE-2023-4194

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:3392-1

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