SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 12 for SLE 12 SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1294-1 Rating: important References: #1030575 #1031440 #1031481 #1031660 Cross-References: CVE-2017-7294 CVE-2017-7308 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.69-60_64_29 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-7308: The packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls (bsc#1031660). - CVE-2017-7294: The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel did not validate addition of certain levels data, which allowed local users to trigger an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write, and cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) or possibly gain privileges, via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device (bsc#1031440, bsc#1031481). 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 Live Patching 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2017-774=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_29-default-4-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_29-xen-4-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7294.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7308.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030575 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031440 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031481 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031660 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org