SUSE: 2021:4721-2 Critical: Remote Code Execution in Kernel Update 20
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October 27, 2016
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.60-52_54 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). 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 Server for SAP 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2016-1562=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-1562=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_54-default-3-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_54-xen-3-2.1
References
#1004419
Cross- CVE-2016-5195
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5195.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1004419
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2657-1
Rating: important
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