SUSE: 2017:2094-1 Important: Kernel Live Patch for Denial of Service
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August 8, 2017
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Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_40 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-2017-9242: The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls (bsc#1042892). - CVE-2017-8890: The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the accept system call (bsc#1038564). The following non-security bug was fixed:
References
#1038564 #1042892 #1044878 #1050751
Cross- CVE-2017-7533 CVE-2017-8890 CVE-2017-9242
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7533.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8890.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9242.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1038564
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1042892
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1044878
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050751
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2094-1
Rating: important
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