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SUSE: 2020:3843-1 Important: Race Condition in Linux Kernel

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Calendar Grey December 16, 2020
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SUSE Security Alert: Resolves a race condition in the Linux Kernel for SLE 15 SP2, enhancing system integrity and safety.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-22 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2020-29369: Fixed a race condition between certain expand functions and page-table free operations from an munmap call, aka CID-246c320a8cfe (bsc#1179646). 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-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2020-3843=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-22-default-6-5.2 kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-22-default-debuginfo-6-5.2

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security advisory important race condition system update SUSE Linux Kernel SLE 15 SP2

References

#1179646

Cross- CVE-2020-29369

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29369.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179646

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3843-1
Rating: important

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security advisory important race condition system update SUSE Linux Kernel SLE 15 SP2

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