SUSE-SU-2022:1246-1

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    SUSE-SU-2022:1246-1

    Published: 15 Apr 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 4 for SLE 15 SP3)

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-59_16 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2022-27666: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability in IPsec ESP transformation code. This flaw allowed a local attacker with a normal user privilege to overwrite kernel heap objects and may cause a local privilege escalation. (bnc#1197462) - CVE-2021-39698: Fixed a possible memory corruption due to a use after free in aio_poll_complete_work. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. (bsc#1196956) - CVE-2022-22942: Fixed stale file descriptors on failed usercopy. (bsc#1195065)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221246-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195951, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1196959, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1197133, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-39698, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22942, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27666

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_1

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -12-150300.2.1

    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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