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SUSE: 2018:4196-1 Important: Memory Corruption Local Escalation Fix

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Calendar Grey December 19, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security patch for the Linux Kernel tackling vulnerabilities related to memory damage and elevated privileges. Discover more!
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_141 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-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2018-2993=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2018-2994=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2018-3000=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_136-default-7-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_136-xen-7-2.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory memory corruption patch important kernel SUSE local escalation

References

#1118320

Cross- CVE-2018-9568

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1118320

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:4196-1
Rating: important

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