SUSE-SU-2023:3421-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel

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# Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3421-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * #1199304
  * #1206418
  * #1207270
  * #1210584
  * #1211131
  * #1211738
  * #1211867
  * #1212301
  * #1212741
  * #1212835
  * #1212846
  * #1213059
  * #1213061
  * #1213167
  * #1213245
  * #1213286
  * #1213287
  * #1213354
  * #1213543
  * #1213585
  * #1213586
  * #1213588
  * #1213653
  * #1213868
  * PED-4567

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-40982
  * CVE-2023-0459
  * CVE-2023-20569
  * CVE-2023-20593
  * CVE-2023-2156
  * CVE-2023-2985
  * CVE-2023-3117
  * CVE-2023-31248
  * CVE-2023-3390
  * CVE-2023-35001
  * CVE-2023-3567
  * CVE-2023-3609
  * CVE-2023-3611
  * CVE-2023-3776
  * CVE-2023-3812

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-40982 ( SUSE ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2022-40982 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-0459 ( SUSE ):  4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-0459 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-20569 ( SUSE ):  5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-20569 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-20593 ( SUSE ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-20593 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-2156 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-2156 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-2985 ( SUSE ):  6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-2985 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3117 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3117 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-31248 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-31248 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3390 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3390 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-35001 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-35001 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3567 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3567 ( NVD ):  6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3609 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3609 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3611 ( SUSE ):  6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3611 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3776 ( SUSE ):  6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3776 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3812 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3812 ( NVD ):  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 Micro 5.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

  
  
An update that solves 15 vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has nine
fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

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

The following security bugs were fixed:

  * CVE-2023-2156: Fixed IPv6 RPL Protocol Reachable Assertion Denial-of-Service
    Vulnerability (bsc#1211131).
  * 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-2023-3117: 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-2023-3390: 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).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

  * arm: cpu: switch to arch_cpu_finalize_init() (bsc#1206418).
  * get module prefix from kmod (bsc#1212835).
  * remove more packaging cruft for sle < 12 sp3
  * block, bfq: fix division by zero error on zero wsum (bsc#1213653).
  * init, x86: move mem_encrypt_init() into arch_cpu_finalize_init()
    (bsc#1206418).
  * init: invoke arch_cpu_finalize_init() earlier (bsc#1206418).
  * init: provide arch_cpu_finalize_init() (bsc#1206418).
  * init: remove check_bugs() leftovers (bsc#1206418).
  * jbd2: export jbd2_journal_[grab|put]_journal_head (bsc#1199304).
  * kernel-binary.spec.in: remove superfluous %% in supplements fixes:
    02b7735e0caf ("rpm/kernel-binary.spec.in: add enhances and supplements tags
    to in-tree kmps")
  * kernel-docs: add buildrequires on python3-base when using python3 the
    python3 binary is provided by python3-base.
  * kernel-docs: use python3 together with python3-sphinx (bsc#1212741).
  * keys: do not cache key in task struct if key is requested from kernel thread
    (bsc#1213354).
  * lockdep: add preemption enabled/disabled assertion apis (bsc#1207270
    jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: add __always_inline annotation to __down_read_common() and
    inlined callers (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: allow slowpath writer to ignore handoff bit if not set by
    first waiter (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: always try to wake waiters in out_nolock path (bsc#1207270
    jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: better collate rwsem_read_trylock() (bsc#1207270
    jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: conditionally wake waiters in reader/writer slowpaths
    (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: disable preemption for spinning region (bsc#1207270
    jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: disable preemption in all down_read*() and up_read() code
    paths (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: disable preemption in all down_write*() and up_write() code
    paths (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: disable preemption while trying for rwsem lock (bsc#1207270
    jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: enable reader optimistic lock stealing (bsc#1207270
    jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: fix comment typo (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: fix comments about reader optimistic lock stealing conditions
    (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: fold __down_{read,write}*() (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: introduce rwsem_write_trylock() (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: make handoff bit handling more consistent (bsc#1207270
    jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: no need to check for handoff bit if wait queue empty
    (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: optimize down_read_trylock() under highly contended case
    (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: pass the current atomic count to rwsem_down_read_slowpath()
    (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: prevent non-first waiter from spinning in down_write()
    slowpath (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: prevent potential lock starvation (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: remove an unused parameter of rwsem_wake() (bsc#1207270
    jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking/rwsem: remove reader optimistic spinning (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking: add missing __sched attributes (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * locking: remove rcu_read_{,un}lock() for preempt_{dis,en}able() (bsc#1207270
    jsc#ped-4567).
  * net/sched: sch_qfq: refactor parsing of netlink parameters (bsc#1213585).
  * net: mana: add support for vlan tagging (bsc#1212301).
  * ocfs2: fix a deadlock when commit trans (bsc#1199304).
  * ocfs2: fix defrag path triggering jbd2 assert (bsc#1199304).
  * ocfs2: fix race between searching chunks and release journal_head from
    buffer_head (bsc#1199304).
  * rpm/check-for-config-changes: ignore also pahole_has_* we now also have
    options like config_pahole_has_lang_exclude.
  * rpm/check-for-config-changes: ignore also riscv_isa_ _and dynamic_sigframe
    they depend on config_toolchain_has__.
  * rwsem-rt: implement down_read_interruptible (bsc#1207270, jsc#ped-4567, sle
    realtime extension).
  * rwsem: implement down_read_interruptible (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * rwsem: implement down_read_killable_nested (bsc#1207270 jsc#ped-4567).
  * ubi: fix failure attaching when vid_hdr offset equals to (sub)page size
    (bsc#1210584).
  * ubi: ensure that vid header offset + vid header size <= alloc, size
    (bsc#1210584).
  * usrmerge: adjust module path in the kernel sources (bsc#1212835).
  * x86/cpu: switch to arch_cpu_finalize_init() (bsc#1206418).
  * x86/fpu: remove cpuinfo argument from init functions (bsc#1206418).
  * x86/microcode/AMD: Make stub function static inline (bsc#1213868).

## Special Instructions and Notes:

  * Please reboot the system after installing this update.

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Important 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 5.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2023-3421=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2023-3421=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2023-3421=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-5.3.18-150300.138.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.3.18-150300.138.3
    * kernel-rt-debugsource-5.3.18-150300.138.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-5.3.18-150300.138.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.3.18-150300.138.3
    * kernel-rt-debugsource-5.3.18-150300.138.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-5.3.18-150300.138.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (x86_64)
    * kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.3.18-150300.138.3
    * kernel-rt-debugsource-5.3.18-150300.138.3

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40982.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0459.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20569.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20593.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2156.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2985.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3117.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31248.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3390.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-35001.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3567.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3609.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3611.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3776.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3812.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199304
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206418
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207270
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210584
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211131
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211738
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211867
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212301
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212741
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212835
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212846
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213059
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213061
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213167
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213245
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213286
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213287
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213354
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213543
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213585
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213586
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213588
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213653
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213868
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-4567

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