SUSE: 2017:1937-1 Important: Stack Guard Issue in Kernel Patch 12 SP1
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July 24, 2017
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Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.69-60_64_29 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-1000364: An issue was discovered in the size of the stack guard page on Linux, specifically a 4k stack guard page is not sufficiently large and can be "jumped" over (the stack guard page is bypassed) (bsc#1039496). 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-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2017-1207=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-1207=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 (x86_64):
Topics Covered
References
#1025013 #1025254 #1030575 #1031481 #1031660
#1039496
Cross- CVE-2017-1000364
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000364.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025013
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025254
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030575
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031481
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031660
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1039496
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1937-1
Rating: important
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