SUSE: 2017:3672-1 Critical Kernel Vulnerability Action for DoS Mitigation
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October 26, 2016
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.57-60_35 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-5195: A local privilege escalation using MAP_PRIVATE was fixed, which is reportedly exploited in the wild (bsc#1004419). - CVE-2016-8666: The IP stack in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for packets with tunnel stacking, as demonstrated by interleaved IPv4 headers and GRE headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-7039 (bsc#1001487). 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 Live Patching 12:
Topics Covered
References
#1001487 #1004419
Cross- CVE-2016-5195 CVE-2016-8666
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5195.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8666.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1001487
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1004419
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2638-1
Rating: important
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