SUSE: 2014:1693-2 Important: Kernel Denial Of Service Fix
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December 24, 2014
An update that solves 21 vulnerabilities and has 28 fixes An update that solves 21 vulnerabilities and has 28 fixes An update that solves 21 vulnerabilities and has 28 fixes is now...
Summary
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 kernel has been updated to fix various bugs and security issues. The following security bugs have been fixed: * CVE-2012-4398: The __request_module function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 did not set a certain killable attribute, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted application (bnc#779488). * CVE-2013-2889: drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_ZEROPLUS is enabled, allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds write) via a crafted device (bnc#835839). * CVE-2013-2893: The Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the
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#755743 #779488 #800255 #835839 #851603 #853040
#857643 #860441 #868049 #873228 #876633 #883724
#883948 #885077 #887418 #888607 #891211 #891368
#891790 #892782 #893758 #894058 #894895 #895387
#895468 #896382 #896390 #896391 #896392 #896415
#897502 #897694 #897708 #898295 #898375 #898554
#899192 #899574 #899843 #901638 #902346 #902349
#903331 #903653 #904013 #904358 #904700 #905100
#905522
Cross- CVE-2012-4398 CVE-2013-2889 CVE-2013-2893
CVE-2013-2897 CVE-2013-2899 CVE-2013-7263
CVE-2014-3181 CVE-2014-3184 CVE-2014-3185
CVE-2014-3186 CVE-2014-3601 CVE-2014-3610
CVE-2014-3646 CVE-2014-3647 CVE-2014-3673
CVE-2014-4508 CVE-2014-4608 CVE-2014-7826
CVE-2014-7841 CVE-2014-8709 CVE-2014-8884
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1693-2
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