SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 Important: Kernel Access Issues
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August 12, 2017
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 kernel was updated to 3.12.74 to the following security updates: - CVE-2017-1000111: fix race condition in net-packet code that could be exploited to cause out-of-bounds memory access (bsc#1052365). - CVE-2017-1000112: fix race condition in net-packet code that could have been exploited by unprivileged users to gain root access. (bsc#1052311). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-6-2017-1328=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2017-1328=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-1328=1
Topics Covered
References
#1052311 #1052365
Cross- CVE-2017-1000111 CVE-2017-1000112
Affected Products:
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000111.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000112.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1052311
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1052365
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2150-1
Rating: important
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