SUSE: 2020:3522-1 Important: 12 Issues Fixed in Linux Kernel Update
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November 25, 2020
An update that solves 12 vulnerabilities and has 103 fixes is now available
Summary
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2 realtime kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2020-25705: A flaw in the way reply ICMP packets are limited in was found that allowed to quickly scan open UDP ports. This flaw allowed an off-path remote user to effectively bypassing source port UDP randomization. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and possibly integrity, because software and services that rely on UDP source port randomization (like DNS) are indirectly affected as well. Kernel versions may be vulnerable to this issue (bsc#1175721, bsc#1178782). - CVE-2020-8694: Insufficient access control for some Intel(R) Processors may have allowed an authenticated user to potentially enable information
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3522-1
Rating: important
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