Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 24 for SLE 12)
Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2017:3293-1 |
Rating: | important |
References: | #1053153 #1069708 |
Affected Products: |
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_83 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2017-16939: The XFRM dump policy implementation in
net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a
denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt
system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages
(bsc#1069708).
- CVE-2017-10661: Race condition in fs/timerfd.c allowed local users to
gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or
use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that
leverage improper might_cancel queueing (bsc#1053153).
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 Server 12-LTSS:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-2067=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64):
- kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_83-default-5-2.1
- kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_83-xen-5-2.1