SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 23 for SLE 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2098-1 Rating: important References: #1042892 #1046191 #1050751 Cross-References: CVE-2017-7533 CVE-2017-7645 CVE-2017-9242 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_80 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-7533: A bug in inotify code allowed local users to escalate privilege (bsc#1050751). - CVE-2017-7645: The NFSv2/NFSv3 server in the nfsd subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a long RPC reply, related to net/sunrpc/svc.c, fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c, and fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c (bsc#1046191). - CVE-2017-9242: The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls (bsc#1042892). 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: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2017-1300=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-1300=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_80-default-2-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_80-xen-2-2.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_80-default-2-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_80-xen-2-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7533.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7645.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9242.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1042892 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1046191 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050751 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org