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<h1>Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 36 for SLE 15 SP2)</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2023:2709-1</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210989">#1210989</a>
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Cross-References:
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31436.html">CVE-2023-31436</a>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2023-31436</span>
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(
SUSE
):
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<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2023-31436</span>
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(
NVD
):
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<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3</li>
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<p>An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150200_24_151 fixes one issue.</p>
<p>The following security issue was fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2023-31436: Fixed an out-of-bounds write in qfq_change_class() because lmax can exceed QFQ_MIN_LMAX (bsc#1210989).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE Important update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2023-2709=1</code>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2023-2711=1</code>
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<h2>Package List:</h2>
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<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_151-default-3-150200.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_151-default-debuginfo-3-150200.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_36-debugsource-3-150200.2.1</li>
</ul>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_118-default-3-150300.2.1</li>
</ul>
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<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31436.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31436.html</a>
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<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210989">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210989</a>
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