Upstream information
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's memory deduplication mechanism. The max page sharing of Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM), added in Linux kernel version 4.4.0-96.119, can create a side channel. When the attacker and the victim share the same host and the default setting of KSM is "max page sharing=256", it is possible for the attacker to time the unmap to merge with the victim's page. The unmapping time depends on whether it merges with the victim's page and additional physical pages are created beyond the KSM's "max page share". Through these operations, the attacker can leak the victim's page.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Analysis
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Adjacent Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | None | None |
| Availability Impact | None | None |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Note from the SUSE Security Team
The KSM feature is by default disabled. You can also disable it by setting the /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run variable to 0. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1219054 [NEW] No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 | kernel-source-rt | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-source-rt | Unsupported |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE CaaS Platform Toolchain 3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP3 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Sun Jan 21 13:00:11 2024CVE page last modified: Tue Aug 27 13:45:29 2024