SUSE 12 SP1: 2016:2003-1 Important: Kernel Live Patch 5 DoS Threats
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August 9, 2016
An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.59-60_41 fixes the several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2016-4470: The key_reject_and_link function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving a crafted keyctl request2 command (bsc#984764). - CVE-2016-4565: The InfiniBand (aka IB) stack in the Linux kernel incorrectly relied on the write system call, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a uAPI interface (bsc#980883). - CVE-2016-0758: Integer overflow in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges via crafted ASN.1 data
Topics Covered
References
#979074 #980856 #980883 #984764
Cross- CVE-2013-7446 CVE-2016-0758 CVE-2016-2053
CVE-2016-4470 CVE-2016-4565
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7446.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0758.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2053.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4470.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4565.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/979074
https://bugzilla.suse.com/980856
https://bugzilla.suse.com/980883
https://bugzilla.suse.com/984764
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2003-1
Rating: important
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