SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 8 for SLE 12 SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2674-1 Rating: important References: #1001487 #991667 Cross-References: CVE-2016-6480 CVE-2016-8666 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.62-60_64_8 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-8666: The IP stack in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for packets with tunnel stacking, as demonstrated by interleaved IPv4 headers and GRE headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-7039 (bsc#1001487). - CVE-2016-6480: Race condition in the ioctl_send_fib function in drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access or system crash) by changing a certain size value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability (bsc#991667). 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-12-2016-1573=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_62-60_64_8-default-2-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_62-60_64_8-xen-2-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6480.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8666.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1001487 https://bugzilla.suse.com/991667 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org