SUSE 12 SP2: 2017-2064-1 Important Kernel Live Patch Addresses Threats
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August 7, 2017
An update that solves 6 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 6 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 6 vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now...
Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.59-92_17 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-7533: A bug in inotify code allowed local users to escalate privilege (bsc#1050751). - CVE-2017-8797: The NFSv4 server in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the layout type when processing the NFSv4 pNFS GETDEVICEINFO or LAYOUTGET operand in a UDP packet from a remote attacker. This type value is uninitialized upon encountering certain error conditions. This value is used as an array index for dereferencing, which leads to an OOPS and eventually a DoS of knfsd and a soft-lockup of the whole system (bsc#1046202) - CVE-2017-7645: The NFSv2/NFSv3 server in the nfsd subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system
Topics Covered
References
#1038564 #1042364 #1042892 #1046191 #1046202
#1046206 #1047518 #1050751
Cross- CVE-2017-7533 CVE-2017-7645 CVE-2017-8797
CVE-2017-8890 CVE-2017-9077 CVE-2017-9242
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7533.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7645.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8797.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8890.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9077.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9242.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1038564
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1042364
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1042892
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1046191
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1046202
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2064-1
Rating: important
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