Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 19 for SLE 12

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2096-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-2636 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-2636 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-7533 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-7533 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-7533 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-7645 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-7645 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-7645 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-9242 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-9242 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_66 fixes several issues.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-7533: A bug in inotify code allowed local users to escalate privilege (bsc#1050751).
  • CVE-2017-7645: The NFSv2/NFSv3 server in the nfsd subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a long RPC reply, related to net/sunrpc/svc.c, fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c, and fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c (bsc#1046191).
  • CVE-2017-2636: Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by setting the HDLC line discipline (bsc#1027575).
  • A SUSE Linux Enterprise specific regression in tearing down network namespaces was fixed (bsc#1044878)
  • CVE-2017-9242: The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls (bsc#1042892).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2017-1298=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-1298=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_66-default-6-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_66-xen-6-2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS 12 (x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_66-default-6-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_66-xen-6-2.1

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