SUSE: 2018:0240-1 Important: Local Privilege Escalation Fix for SLE 12
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January 26, 2018
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_86 fixes one issue. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-15868: The bnep_add_connection function in net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c did not ensure that an l2cap socket is available, which allowed local users to gain privileges via a crafted application (bsc#1071471). 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 Server 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2018-162=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_86-default-6-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_86-xen-6-2.1
References
#1069708 #1071471
Cross- CVE-2017-15868 CVE-2017-16939
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15868.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16939.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069708
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1071471
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0240-1
Rating: important
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