SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2: SUSE-SU-2017:3292-1 Important Kernel Update
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December 14, 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 4.4.21-84 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-16939: The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages (bsc#1069708). - CVE-2017-10661: Race condition in fs/timerfd.c allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that leverage improper might_cancel queueing (bsc#1053153). This non-security issue was fixed: - bsc#1062847: Enable proper shut down if NIC teaming is enabled Patch Instructions:
References
#1053153 #1055567 #1062847 #1069708
Cross- CVE-2017-10661 CVE-2017-16939
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10661.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16939.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1053153
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1055567
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1062847
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069708
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:3292-1
Rating: important
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