SUSE Linux 12-LTSS: 2017:3146-1 Critical Kernel Update Released
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November 30, 2017
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 3.12.61-52_77 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.
Topics Covered
References
#1063671 #1064392 #1066471 #1066472
Cross- CVE-2017-13080 CVE-2017-15649
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
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-2017:3146-1
Rating: important
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