# Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3567-1  
Release Date: 2024-10-09T09:46:04Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1226666
  * bsc#1227487
  * bsc#1229633
  * bsc#1230015
  * bsc#1230245
  * bsc#1230326
  * bsc#1230398
  * bsc#1230434
  * bsc#1230519
  * bsc#1230767

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-48911
  * CVE-2022-48945
  * CVE-2024-44946
  * CVE-2024-45003
  * CVE-2024-45021
  * CVE-2024-46695
  * CVE-2024-46774

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-48911 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48911 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-44946 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-44946 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45003 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45021 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45021 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-46695 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-46695 ( NVD ):  4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2024-46774 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

  
  
An update that solves seven vulnerabilities and has three security fixes can now
be installed.

## Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 RT kernel was updated to receive various
security bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  * CVE-2022-48945: media: vivid: fix compose size exceed boundary
    (bsc#1230398).
  * CVE-2022-48911: kabi: add __nf_queue_get_refs() for kabi compliance.
    (bsc#1229633).
  * CVE-2024-44946: kcm: Serialise kcm_sendmsg() for the same socket
    (bsc#1230015).
  * CVE-2024-46695: selinux,smack: do not bypass permissions check in
    inode_setsecctx hook (bsc#1230519).
  * CVE-2024-45021: memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops
    (bsc#1230434).
  * CVE-2024-45003: Don't evict inode under the inode lru traversing context
    (bsc#1230245).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

  * ext4: add check to prevent attempting to resize an fs with sparse_super2
    (bsc#1230326).
  * ext4: add reserved GDT blocks check (bsc#1230326).
  * ext4: consolidate checks for resize of bigalloc into ext4_resize_begin
    (bsc#1230326).
  * ext4: fix bug_on ext4_mb_use_inode_pa (bsc#1230326).
  * kabi: add __nf_queue_get_refs() for kabi compliance.
  * No -rt specific changes this merge.
  * PKCS#7: Check codeSigning EKU of certificates in PKCS#7 (bsc#1226666).
  * Revert "ext4: consolidate checks for resize of bigalloc into
    ext4_resize_begin" (bsc#1230326).

## 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 Micro 5.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2024-3567=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2024-3567=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2024-3567=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-5.3.18-150300.187.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.3.18-150300.187.1
    * kernel-rt-debugsource-5.3.18-150300.187.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (noarch)
    * kernel-source-rt-5.3.18-150300.187.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-5.3.18-150300.187.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.3.18-150300.187.1
    * kernel-rt-debugsource-5.3.18-150300.187.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (noarch)
    * kernel-source-rt-5.3.18-150300.187.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-5.3.18-150300.187.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.3.18-150300.187.1
    * kernel-rt-debugsource-5.3.18-150300.187.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (noarch)
    * kernel-source-rt-5.3.18-150300.187.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48911.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48945.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-44946.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45003.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45021.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46695.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46774.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226666
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227487
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229633
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230015
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230245
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230326
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230398
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230434
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230519
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230767

SUSE: 2024:3567-1 important: the Linux Kernel Security Advisory Updates

October 9, 2024
* bsc#1226666 * bsc#1227487 * bsc#1229633 * bsc#1230015 * bsc#1230245

Summary

## The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 RT kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: * CVE-2022-48945: media: vivid: fix compose size exceed boundary (bsc#1230398). * CVE-2022-48911: kabi: add __nf_queue_get_refs() for kabi compliance. (bsc#1229633). * CVE-2024-44946: kcm: Serialise kcm_sendmsg() for the same socket (bsc#1230015). * CVE-2024-46695: selinux,smack: do not bypass permissions check in inode_setsecctx hook (bsc#1230519). * CVE-2024-45021: memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops (bsc#1230434). * CVE-2024-45003: Don't evict inode under the inode lru traversing context (bsc#1230245). The following non-security bugs were fixed: * ext4: add check to prevent attempting to resize an fs with sparse_super2 (bsc#1230326). * ext4: add reserved GDT blocks check (bsc#1230326). * ext4: consolidate checks for resize of bigalloc into ext4_resize_begin (bsc#1230326). ...

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References

* bsc#1226666

* bsc#1227487

* bsc#1229633

* bsc#1230015

* bsc#1230245

* bsc#1230326

* bsc#1230398

* bsc#1230434

* bsc#1230519

* bsc#1230767

Cross-

* CVE-2022-48911

* CVE-2022-48945

* CVE-2024-44946

* CVE-2024-45003

* CVE-2024-45021

* CVE-2024-46695

* CVE-2024-46774

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2022-48911 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2022-48911 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-44946 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-44946 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-45003 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-45021 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-45021 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-46695 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-46695 ( NVD ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

...

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Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3567-1
Release Date: 2024-10-09T09:46:04Z
Rating: important

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