SUSE: 2018:0998-1: important: the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 9 for SLE 12 SP3)
Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.114-94_14 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-13166: Prevent elevation of privilege vulnerability in the v4l2 video driver (bsc#1085447). - CVE-2018-1068: A flaw in the implementation of 32-bit syscall interface for bridging allowed a privileged user to arbitrarily write to a limited range of kernel memory (bsc#1085114). - CVE-2018-7566: Prevent buffer overflow via an SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_POOL ioctl write operation to /dev/snd/seq by a local user (bsc#1083488). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP3-2018-677=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3 (ppc64le x86_64): kgraft-patch-4_4_114-94_14-default-2-2.1 kgraft-patch-4_4_114-94_14-default-debuginfo-2-2.1
References
#1083488 #1085114 #1085447
Cross- CVE-2017-13166 CVE-2018-1068 CVE-2018-7566
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13166.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1068.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7566.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083488
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1085114
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1085447
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