SUSE-SU-2023:4245-1

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    SUSE-SU-2023:4245-1

    Published: 30 Oct 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 38 for SLE 15 SP2)

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150200_24_157 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2023-4623: Fixed a use-after-free issue in the HFSC network scheduler which could be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation (bsc#1215440). - CVE-2023-3390: Fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in the netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c that could allow a local attacker with user access to cause a privilege escalation issue (bsc#1212934).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234245-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212934, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1215440, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3390, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4623

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_38

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_38&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4-150200.2.1

    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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