SUSE: 2016:3206-1 Critical: Live Kernel Patch for DoS Issue
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December 21, 2016
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.21-81 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-8655: A race condition in the af_packet packet_set_ring function could be used by local attackers to crash the kernel or gain privileges (bsc#1012759). - CVE-2016-9555: The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data (bsc#1012183). 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:
References
#1012183 #1012759
Cross- CVE-2016-8655 CVE-2016-9555
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8655.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9555.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1012183
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1012759
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:3206-1
Rating: important
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