Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 4 for SLE 15 SP1)

SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 4 for SLE 15 SP1)
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2864-1
Rating: important
References: #1103203 #1144903 #1149841 #1151021 #1153108 #1153158 #1153161 #904970 #907150 #920615 #920633 #930408
Cross-References:CVE-2019-10220 CVE-2019-14835 CVE-2019-17133
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP1

An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has 9 fixes is now available.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-197_15 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2019-10220: Fixed a relative path escape in the Samba client module (bsc#1144903, bsc#1153108).
  • CVE-2019-17133: Fixed a buffer overflow in cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwessid in net/wireless/wext-sme.c caused by long SSID IEs (bsc#1153158).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP1:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2019-2864=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64):
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_15-default-3-2.1

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