# Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3467-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1202346
  * bsc#1227985
  * bsc#1228002
  * bsc#1228938
  * bsc#1228959
  * bsc#1229454
  * bsc#1229456
  * bsc#1229503
  * bsc#1229657
  * bsc#1229707

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-20368
  * CVE-2022-48791
  * CVE-2022-48839
  * CVE-2022-48919
  * CVE-2024-42232
  * CVE-2024-43882
  * CVE-2024-43883
  * CVE-2024-44947

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-20368 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2022-20368 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48791 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48791 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48839 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48839 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48919 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2022-48919 ( SUSE ):  6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48919 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-42232 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-42232 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-42232 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-43882 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-43882 ( NVD ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-43883 ( SUSE ):  5.4
    CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-43883 ( SUSE ):  6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-44947 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-44947 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-44947 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE 11-SP4

  
  
An update that solves eight vulnerabilities and has two security fixes can now
be installed.

## Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security
bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  * CVE-2022-48791: Fix use-after-free for aborted TMF sas_task (bsc#1228002)
  * CVE-2022-48919: Fix double free race when mount fails in cifs_get_root()
    (bsc#1229657).
  * CVE-2024-44947: Initialize beyond-EOF page contents before setting uptodate
    (bsc#1229454).
  * CVE-2024-43883: Do not drop references before new references are gained
    (bsc#1229707).
  * CVE-2024-43882: Fixed ToCToU between perm check and set-uid/gid usage.
    (bsc#1229503)
  * CVE-2024-42232: Fixed a race between delayed_work() and ceph_monc_stop().
    (bsc#1228959)

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

  * fuse: fix SetPageUptodate() condition in STORE (bsc#1229456).
  * reiserfs: fix "new_insert_key may be used uninitialized ..." (bsc#1228938).
  * scsi: pm80xx: Fix TMF task completion race condition (bsc#1228002)

## Special Instructions and Notes:

  * Please reboot the system after installing this update.

## 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE 11-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-11-SP4-LTSS-EXTREME-CORE-2024-3467=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-11-SP4-LTSS-EXTREME-CORE-2024-3467=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE 11-SP4 (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-default-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.162.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    * kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-source-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.162.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-default-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.162.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    * kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-source-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.162.1
    * kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.162.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-20368.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48791.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48839.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48919.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-42232.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43882.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43883.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-44947.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202346
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227985
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228002
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228938
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228959
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229454
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229456
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229503
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229657
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229707

SUSE: 2024:3467-1 important: the Linux Kernel Security Advisory Updates

September 27, 2024
* bsc#1202346 * bsc#1227985 * bsc#1228002 * bsc#1228938 * bsc#1228959

Summary

## The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: * CVE-2022-48791: Fix use-after-free for aborted TMF sas_task (bsc#1228002) * CVE-2022-48919: Fix double free race when mount fails in cifs_get_root() (bsc#1229657). * CVE-2024-44947: Initialize beyond-EOF page contents before setting uptodate (bsc#1229454). * CVE-2024-43883: Do not drop references before new references are gained (bsc#1229707). * CVE-2024-43882: Fixed ToCToU between perm check and set-uid/gid usage. (bsc#1229503) * CVE-2024-42232: Fixed a race between delayed_work() and ceph_monc_stop(). (bsc#1228959) The following non-security bugs were fixed: * fuse: fix SetPageUptodate() condition in STORE (bsc#1229456). * reiserfs: fix "new_insert_key may be used uninitialized ..." (bsc#1228938). * scsi: pm80xx: Fix TMF task completion race condition (bsc#1228002)

References

* bsc#1202346

* bsc#1227985

* bsc#1228002

* bsc#1228938

* bsc#1228959

* bsc#1229454

* bsc#1229456

* bsc#1229503

* bsc#1229657

* bsc#1229707

Cross-

* CVE-2022-20368

* CVE-2022-48791

* CVE-2022-48839

* CVE-2022-48919

* CVE-2024-42232

* CVE-2024-43882

* CVE-2024-43883

* CVE-2024-44947

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2022-20368 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2022-20368 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2022-48791 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2022-48791 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2022-48839 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2022-48839 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2022-48919 ( SUSE ): 7.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2022-48919 ( SUSE ): 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2022-48919 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:...

Read the Full Advisory

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3467-1
Rating: important

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