SUSE-SU-2022:2478-1

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    SUSE-SU-2022:2478-1

    Published: 21 Jul 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel

    Details: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2022-29900, CVE-2022-29901: Fixed the RETBLEED attack, a new Spectre like Branch Target Buffer attack, that can leak arbitrary kernel information (bsc#1199657). - CVE-2022-1679: Fixed a use-after-free in the Atheros wireless driver in the way a user forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages (bsc#1199487). - CVE-2022-20132: Fixed out of bounds read due to improper input validation in lg_probe and related functions of hid-lg.c (bsc#1200619). - CVE-2022-33981: Fixed use-after-free in floppy driver (bsc#1200692) - CVE-2022-20141: Fixed a possible use after free due to improper locking in ip_check_mc_rcu() (bsc#1200604). - CVE-2021-4157: Fixed an out of memory bounds write flaw in the NFS subsystem, related to the replication of files with NFS. A user could potentially crash the system or escalate privileges on the system (bsc#1194013). - CVE-2021-26341: Some AMD CPUs may transiently execute beyond unconditional direct branches, which may potentially result in data leakage (bsc#1201050). - CVE-2017-16525: Fixed a use-after-free after failed setup in usb/serial/console (bsc#1066618). The following non-security bugs were fixed: - exec: Force single empty string when argv is empty (bsc#1200571).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222478-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1066618, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1146519, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194013, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1196901, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1199487, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1199657, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1200571, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1200604, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1200605, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1200619, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1200692, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1201050, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1201080, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16525, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-26341, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4157, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1679, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-20132, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-20141, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29900, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29901, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-33981

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-default

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCL

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.180-94.167.1

    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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