SUSE: 2020:2904-1 Important: Linux Kernel Fixes for Critical Threats
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October 13, 2020
An update that solves 11 vulnerabilities and has 62 fixes is now available
Summary
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2020-26088: Fixed an improper CAP_NET_RAW check in NFC socket creation could have been used by local attackers to create raw sockets, bypassing security mechanisms (bsc#1176990). - CVE-2020-14390: Fixed an out-of-bounds memory write leading to memory corruption or a denial of service when changing screen size (bnc#1176235). - CVE-2020-0432: Fixed an out of bounds write due to an integer overflow (bsc#1176721). - CVE-2020-0427: Fixed an out of bounds read due to a use after free (bsc#1176725). - CVE-2020-0431: Fixed an out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check (bsc#1176722). - CVE-2020-0404: Fixed a linked list corruption due to an unusual root cause (bsc#1176423).
References
#1055186 #1065600 #1065729 #1094244 #1112178
#1113956 #1154366 #1163524 #1167527 #1168468
#1169972 #1171675 #1171688 #1171742 #1173115
#1174354 #1174899 #1175228 #1175528 #1175716
#1175749 #1175882 #1176011 #1176022 #1176038
#1176235 #1176242 #1176278 #1176316 #1176317
#1176318 #1176319 #1176320 #1176321 #1176381
#1176423 #1176482 #1176507 #1176536 #1176544
#1176545 #1176546 #1176548 #1176659 #1176698
#1176699 #1176700 #1176721 #1176722 #1176725
#1176732 #1176788 #1176789 #1176869 #1176877
#1176935 #1176950 #1176962 #1176966 #1176990
#1177030 #1177041 #1177042 #1177043 #1177044
#1177121 #1177206 #1177258 #1177291 #1177293
#1177294 #1177295 #1177296
Cross- CVE-2020-0404 CVE-2020-0427 CVE-2020-0431
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2904-1
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