SUSE-SU-2021:0362-1

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    SUSE-SU-2021:0362-1

    Published: 10 Feb 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 4 for SLE 15 SP2)

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-24_24 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2020-29373: Fixed an issue where kernel unsafely handles the root directory during path lookups, and thus a process inside a mount namespace can escape to unintended filesystem locations (bsc#1179779). - CVE-2020-36158: Fixed a potential remote code execution in the Marvell mwifiex driver (bsc#1180562). - CVE-2020-0466: Fixed a use-after-free due to a logic error in do_epoll_ctl and ep_loop_check_proc of eventpoll.c (bnc#1180032. - CVE-2020-29569: Fixed a use after free due to a logic error (bsc#1180008). - CVE-2020-29660: Fixed a locking inconsistency in the tty subsystem that may have allowed a read-after-free attack against TIOCGSID (bsc#1179877). - CVE-2020-29661: Fixed a locking issue in the tty subsystem that allowed a use-after-free attack against TIOCSPGRP (bsc#1179877). - CVE-2020-29368: Fixed an issue in copy-on-write implementation which could grant unintended write access because of a race condition in a THP mapcount check (bsc#1179664).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210362-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179664, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179779, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179877, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180008, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180032, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180562, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-0466, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29368, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29373, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29569, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29660, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29661, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36158

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_8

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2-2.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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