SUSE: 2018:1172-1 Important: Linux Kernel Security Update - DoS Issues
suse
May 9, 2018
An update that solves 20 vulnerabilities and has 11 fixes is now available.
Summary
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 LTSS kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-1087: And an unprivileged KVM guest user could use this flaw to potentially escalate their privileges inside a guest. (bsc#1087088) - CVE-2018-8897: An unprivileged system user could use incorrect set up interrupt stacks to crash the Linux kernel resulting in DoS issue. (bsc#1087088) - CVE-2018-10124: The kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c might allow local users to cause a denial of service via an INT_MIN argument (bnc#1089752). - CVE-2018-10087: The kernel_wait4 function in kernel/exit.c might allow local users to cause a denial of service by triggering an attempted use of the -INT_MIN value (bnc#1089608).
References
#1010470 #1039348 #1052943 #1062568 #1062840
#1063416 #1067118 #1072689 #1072865 #1078669
#1078672 #1078673 #1078674 #1080464 #1080757
#1082424 #1083242 #1083483 #1083494 #1084536
#1085331 #1086162 #1087088 #1087209 #1087260
#1087762 #1088147 #1088260 #1089608 #1089752
#940776
Cross- CVE-2015-5156 CVE-2016-7915 CVE-2017-0861
CVE-2017-12190 CVE-2017-13166 CVE-2017-16644
CVE-2017-16911 CVE-2017-16912 CVE-2017-16913
CVE-2017-16914 CVE-2017-18203 CVE-2017-18208
CVE-2018-10087 CVE-2018-10124 CVE-2018-1087
CVE-2018-6927 CVE-2018-7566 CVE-2018-7757
CVE-2018-8822 CVE-2018-8897
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA
SUSE Linux Enterprise ...
Read the Full Advisory
PREVIOUS
NEXT
Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1172-1
Rating: important
Get the latest News and Insights
Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.
Related News
Powered By
Linux Security - Your source for Top Linux News, Advisories, HOWTOs and Feature Releases
QUICK LINKS
subscribe to newsletters!
Like staying secure? So do we.
Sign up for updates, tips, and alerts!