Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 27 for SLE 12 SP1)
Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2018:4153-1 |
Rating: | important |
References: | #1097356 #1118319 |
Cross-References: | CVE-2018-5848 CVE-2018-9568 |
Affected Products: |
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_88 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2018-9568: Prevent possible memory corruption due to type confusion in sk_clone_lock. This could lead to local privilege escalation (bsc#1118319).
- CVE-2018-5848: Fixed an unsigned integer overflow in wmi_set_ie. This could lead to a buffer overflow (bsc#1097356).
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 Server 12-SP1-LTSS:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2955=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2958=1
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (x86_64):
- kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_85-default-10-2.1
- kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_85-xen-10-2.1
- kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_88-default-8-2.1
- kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_88-xen-8-2.1