SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 13 for SLE 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1299-1 Rating: important References: #1030467 #1030575 #1031660 Cross-References: CVE-2017-7308 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.55-52_45 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#1030575, bsc#1031660). - bsc#1030467: Updated Dirty COW fix. The former patch caused some apps to freeze in rare circumstances 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-12-2017-782=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-782=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_55-52_45-default-9-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_45-xen-9-2.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_45-default-9-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_45-xen-9-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7308.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030467 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030575 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