SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 27 for SLE 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2775-1 Rating: important References: #1042892 #1045327 #1046191 #1052311 #1052368 Cross-References: CVE-2017-1000112 CVE-2017-15274 CVE-2017-7645 CVE-2017-9242 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_92 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-15274: security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel did not consider the case of a NULL payload in conjunction with a nonzero length value, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted add_key or keyctl system call (bsc#1045327). - CVE-2017-1000112: Updated patch for this issue to be in sync with the other livepatches. Description of the issue: Prevent race condition in net-packet code that could have been exploited by unprivileged users to gain root access (bsc#1052368, bsc#1052311). - CVE-2017-9242: The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c was 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). - CVE-2017-7645: The NFSv2/NFSv3 server in the nfsd subsystem allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a long RPC reply (bsc#1046191). 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 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-1716=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_92-default-2-4.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_92-xen-2-4.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000112.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15274.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/1045327 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1046191 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1052311 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1052368 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org