SUSE: 2017:0246-1 Important: Kernel Live Patch 15 Denial Of Service Fix
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January 21, 2017
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Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.60-52_54 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-9806: Race condition in the netlink_dump function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that made sendmsg system calls, leading to a free operation associated with a new dump that started earlier than anticipated (bsc#1017589). - CVE-2016-9794: Race condition in the snd_pcm_period_elapsed function in sound/core/pcm_lib.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START command (bsc#1013543).
References
#1012852 #1013543 #1013604 #1014271 #1017589
Cross- CVE-2016-8632 CVE-2016-9576 CVE-2016-9794
CVE-2016-9806
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8632.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9576.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9794.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9806.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1012852
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013543
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013604
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1014271
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1017589
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0246-1
Rating: important
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