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SUSE-SU-2021:0849-1 Not scored

Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP2)

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-22 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2020-29368: Fixed an issue in copy-on-write implementation which could have granted unintended write access because of a race condition in a THP mapcount check (bsc#1179664). - Fixed an issue where NFS client filesystems got unmounted on fail-over (bsc#1182468). - CVE-2021-3347: Fixed a use-after-free in the PI futexes during fault handling, allowing local users to execute code in the kernel (bsc#1181553). - CVE-2020-28374: Fixed insufficient identifier checking in the LIO SCSI target code which could have been used by remote attackers to read or write files via directory traversal in an XCOPY request (bsc#1178684). - CVE-2021-0342: Fixed a potential memory corruption due to a use after free which could have led to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges required (bsc#1180859).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published March 17, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_0

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2021:0849-1

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-22 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2020-29368: Fixed an issue in copy-on-write implementation which could have granted unintended write access because of a race condition in a THP mapcount check (bsc#1179664). - Fixed an issue where NFS client filesystems got unmounted on fail-over (bsc#1182468). - CVE-2021-3347: Fixed a use-after-free in the PI futexes during fault handling, allowing local users to execute code in the kernel (bsc#1181553). - CVE-2020-28374: Fixed insufficient identifier checking in the LIO SCSI target code which could have been used by remote attackers to read or write files via directory traversal in an XCOPY request (bsc#1178684). - CVE-2021-0342: Fixed a potential memory corruption due to a use after free which could have led to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges required (bsc#1180859).

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05 / REFERENCES

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