SUSE-SU-2022:0239-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 22 for SLE 15 SP2)

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 22 for SLE 15 SP2)
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2022:0239-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1194737 
Cross-References:   CVE-2022-0185
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2022-0185 (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-SP2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-24_96 fixes one issue.

   The following security issue was fixed:

   - CVE-2022-0185: Incorrect param length parsing in legacy_parse_param
     which could have led to a local privilege escalation (bsc#1194517).


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-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2022-233=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2022-239=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_93-default-3-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_93-default-debuginfo-3-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_96-default-2-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_96-default-debuginfo-2-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_21-debugsource-3-2.2
      kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_22-debugsource-2-2.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0185.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194737