This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.69-60_64_29 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-7308: The packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls (bsc#1031660). - CVE-2017-7294: The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel did not validate addition of certain levels data, which allowed local users to trigger an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write, and cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) or possibly gain privileges, via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device (bsc#1031440,
#1030575 #1031440 #1031481 #1031660
Cross- CVE-2017-7294 CVE-2017-7308
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7294.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7308.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030575
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031440
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031481
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031660
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