SUSE: 2019:2613-1 Important: Kernel Live Patch Addressing Buffer Overflow
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October 8, 2019
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_107 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2019-14835: A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way vhost functionality, that translates virtqueue buffers to IOVs, logged the buffer descriptors during migration. A privileged guest user able to pass descriptors with invalid length to the host when migration is underway, could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the host (bsc#1151021). 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 for SAP 12-SP2:
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References
#1151021
Cross- CVE-2019-14835
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14835.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1151021
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2613-1
Rating: important
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