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SUSE: 2019:2232-1 Important: Live Patch Kernel Fix for Use-After-Free

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Calendar Grey August 28, 2019
Dist Suse Esm H88
A significant patch has been published for the Linux Kernel tackling a use-after-free vulnerability found in SUSE 15 SP1.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-197_7 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2019-13233: Fixed use-after-free for access to an LDT entry caused by a race condition between modify_ldt() and a #BR exception for an MPX bounds violation (bsc#1140454). 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-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2019-2232=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2019-2233=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2019-2235=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64):

References

#1144502

Cross- CVE-2019-13233

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13233.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1144502

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2232-1
Rating: important

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