SUSE-SU-2021:3742-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 5 for SLE 15 SP3)

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 5 for SLE 15 SP3)
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2021:3742-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1191318 #1191646 
Cross-References:   CVE-2021-34866 CVE-2021-41864
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2021-34866 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
                    CVE-2021-41864 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP3
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-59_19 fixes several issues.

   The following security issues were fixed:

   - CVE-2021-34866: Fixed possible eBPF Type Confusion privilege escalation
     vulnerability via eBPF type confusion (bsc#1191646).
   - CVE-2021-41864: Fixed an integer overflow with a resultant out-of-bounds
     write in prealloc_elems_and_freelist in kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
     (bsc#1191318).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security 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 Module for Live Patching 15-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3739=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3740=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3741=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3742=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-default-6-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-default-debuginfo-6-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-default-5-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-default-debuginfo-5-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-default-4-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-default-debuginfo-4-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default-6-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default-debuginfo-6-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_1-debugsource-6-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_2-debugsource-6-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_4-debugsource-5-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_5-debugsource-4-2.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-34866.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41864.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1191318
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1191646