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SUSE: 2019:3260-1 Important: Live Kernel Patch Addressing Security Issues

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Calendar Grey December 11, 2019
Dist Suse Esm H88
Addresses significant vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel for SLE 12 SP2, bolstering defenses against unauthorized privilege elevation and additional security concerns.
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.121-92_109 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2018-20856: Fixed a use-after-free in __blk_drain_queue() due to an improper error handling (bsc#1156331). - CVE-2019-13272: Fixed a privilege escalation from user to root due to improper handling of credentials by leveraging certain scenarios with a parent-child process relationship (bsc#1156321). - CVE-2019-10220: Fixed an issue where samba servers could inject relative paths in directory entry lists (bsc#1153108). 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:

References

#1153108 #1156321 #1156331

Cross- CVE-2018-20856 CVE-2019-10220 CVE-2019-13272

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20856.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10220.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13272.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1153108

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1156321

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1156331

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:3260-1
Rating: important

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