SUSE 2019:1744-1 Important: Linux Kernel Denial of Service Fix
suse
July 4, 2019
An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has 26 fixes is now available
Summary
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. This update adds support for the Hygon Dhyana CPU (fate#327735). The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2019-12614: An issue was discovered in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c. There was an unchecked kstrdup of prop->name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) (bnc#1137194). - CVE-2018-16871: A NULL pointer dereference due to an anomalized NFS message sequence was fixed. (bnc#1137103). - CVE-2019-12817: On the PowerPC architecture, local attackers could access other users processes memory (bnc#1138263). The following non-security bugs were fixed: - 6lowpan: Off by one handling ->nexthdr (bsc#1051510).
Topics Covered
References
#1051510 #1071995 #1094555 #1111666 #1112374
#1114279 #1128432 #1134730 #1134738 #1135153
#1135296 #1135642 #1136156 #1136157 #1136271
#1136333 #1137103 #1137194 #1137366 #1137884
#1137985 #1138263 #1138336 #1138374 #1138375
#1138589 #1138681 #1138719 #1138732
Cross- CVE-2018-16871 CVE-2019-12614 CVE-2019-12817
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16871.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12614.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12817.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1051510
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1071995
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1094555
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1111666
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1112374
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1114279
PREVIOUS
NEXT
Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:1744-1
Rating: important
Topics Covered
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!