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SUSE 12-SP1: 2016:1709-1 Important: Kernel Local Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey June 30, 2016
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important patch released for SUSE Linux Kernel resolving a critical buffer overflow vulnerability, along with multiple non-security enhancements.
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Summary

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to receive critical security and bugfixes. Security issue fixed: - CVE-2016-4997: A buffer overflow in 32bit compat_setsockopt iptables handling could lead to a local privilege escalation. (bsc#986362) The following non-security bugs were fixed: - KVM: x86: expose invariant tsc cpuid bit (v2) (bsc#971770). - block: do not check request size in blk_cloned_rq_check_limits() (bsc#972124). - rbd: handle OBJ_REQUEST_SG types for copyup (bsc#983394). - target/rbd: do not put snap_context twice (bsc#981143). - target/rbd: remove caw_mutex usage (bsc#981143). 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 Workstation Extension 12-SP1:

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow local privilege escalation kernel fix SUSE Linux important update

References

#971770 #972124 #981143 #983394 #986362

Cross- CVE-2016-4998

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4998.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/971770

https://bugzilla.suse.com/972124

https://bugzilla.suse.com/981143

https://bugzilla.suse.com/983394

https://bugzilla.suse.com/986362

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1709-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow local privilege escalation kernel fix SUSE Linux important update

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