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SUSE: 2018:2938-1 Important Denial of Service Kernel Fix

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Calendar Grey September 28, 2018
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SUSE Security Notification: Critical update addressing flaw in Linux Kernel for Live Patching 15 released.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-25_6 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-10938: It was found that a crafted network packet sent remotely by an attacker may force the kernel to enter an infinite loop in the cipso_v4_optptr() function in net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c leading to a denial-of-service. A certain non-default configuration of LSM (Linux Security Module) and NetLabel should be set up on a system an attacker could leverage this flaw (bsc#1106191). 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 Module for Live Patching 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2018-2075=1

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References

#1106191

Cross- CVE-2018-10938

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10938.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1106191

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2938-1
Rating: important

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