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SUSE: 2018:4154-1 Important: Memory Corruption Security Advisory

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Calendar Grey December 17, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE has released a Security Update to fix memory corruption vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel for SLE 12 SP1, urging users to apply patches promptly for system security and integrity
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_104 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-9568: Prevent possible memory corruption due to type confusion in sk_clone_lock. This could lead to local privilege escalation (bsc#1118319). 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 Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2956=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_104-default-4-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_104-xen-4-2.1

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Topics Covered

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References

#1118319

Cross- CVE-2018-9568

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9568.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1118319

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:4154-1
Rating: important

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