SUSE: 2017:2813-1 Critical: Kernel Live Patch 13 Threats Resolved
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October 20, 2017
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.74-92_38 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-1000112: Updated patch for this issue to be in sync with the other livepatches. Description of the issue: Prevent race condition in net-packet code that could have been exploited by unprivileged users to gain root access (bsc#1052368, bsc#1052311). - CVE-2017-12762: In drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c a user-controlled buffer was copied into a local buffer of constant size using strcpy without a length check which can cause a buffer overflow (bsc#1053150). 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 Live Patching 12:
References
#1052368 #1053150
Cross- CVE-2017-1000112 CVE-2017-100012 CVE-2017-12762
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000112.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12762.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1052368
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1053150
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2813-1
Rating: important
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