SUSE: 2021:1850-2 Major: Linux Kernel Live Update for SLE 15 SP3
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June 5, 2018
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available
Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_85 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2018-8897: A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual (SDM) was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for #DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated by (for example) privilege escalation in Windows, macOS, some Xen configurations, or FreeBSD, or a Linux kernel crash. The MOV to SS and POP SS instructions inhibit interrupts (including NMIs), data breakpoints, and single step trap exceptions until the instruction boundary following the next instruction (SDM Vol. 3A; section 6.8.3). (The inhibited data breakpoints are those on memory
References
#1083125 #1090368 #1090646
Cross- CVE-2018-8781 CVE-2018-8897
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8781.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8897.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083125
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1090368
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1090646
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1513-1
Rating: important
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