SUSE-SU-2022:0996-1

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    SUSE-SU-2022:0996-1

    Published: 29 Mar 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-0920
    Aliases:
    CVE-2021-0920

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 25 for SLE 15 SP2)

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-24_107 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2021-0920: Fixed a local privilege escalation due to a use-after-free vulnerability in unix_scm_to_skb of af_unix (bsc#1193731).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20220996-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194463, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-0920

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_25

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_25&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2-150200.2.1

    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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