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SUSE: 2017:3340-1 Important: Denial Of Service & Privilege Exploit Fix

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.. SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 13 for SLE 12 SP1) ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:3340-1 Rating: important References: #1053153 #1069708 Cross-References: CVE-2017-10661 CVE-2017-16939 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.69-60_64_32 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-16939: The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages (bsc#1069708). - CVE-2017-10661: Race condition in fs/timerfd.c allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that leverage improper might_cancel queueing (bsc#1053153). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2017-2093=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-2093=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_32-default-9-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_32-xen-9-2.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_32-default-9-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_32-xen-9-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10661.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16939.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1053153 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069708 . SUSE Security Update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 14, resolving significant vulnerabilities and mandatory interventions.. SUSE Linux Security, Kernel Update, Live Patch Review, Privilege Exploits. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 15, 2017 •Important SuSE