Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 13 for SLE 12 SP2

SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 13 for SLE 12 SP2
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2813-1
Rating: important
References: #1052368 #1053150
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
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    An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:

    This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.74-92_38 fixes several issues.

    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2017-1000112: Updated patch for this issue to be in sync with the
    other livepatches. Description of the issue: Prevent race condition in
    net-packet code that could have been exploited by unprivileged users to
    gain root access (bsc#1052368, bsc#1052311).
    - CVE-2017-12762: In drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c a user-controlled buffer
    was copied into a local buffer of constant size using strcpy without a
    length check which can cause a buffer overflow (bsc#1053150).

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2017-1751=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 (x86_64):
      • kgraft-patch-4_4_74-92_38-default-2-4.1

    References: