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SUSE 12: 2017:3116-1 Important: Kernel Live Patch Addressing Issues

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Calendar Grey November 29, 2017
Dist Suse Esm H88
Immediate Security Patch for Linux Core (Hot Fix) addressing vital vulnerabilities and boosting overall system robustness.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes ...

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.59-92_24 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-15649: net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges via crafted system calls that trigger mishandling of packet_fanout data structures, because of a race condition (involving fanout_add and packet_do_bind) that leads to a use-after-free, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6346 (bsc#1064392) - CVE-2017-13080: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) allowed reinstallation of the Group Temporal Key (GTK) during the group key handshake, allowing an attacker within radio range to replay frames from access points to clients (bsc#1063671, bsc#1066472, bsc#1066471) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

References

#1063671 #1064392 #1066471 #1066472

Cross- CVE-2017-13080 CVE-2017-15649

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13080.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15649.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1063671

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1064392

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1066471

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1066472

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:3116-1
Rating: important

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