SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 14 for SLE 12 SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1059-1 Rating: important References: #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 one errata is now available.
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.69-60_64_35 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-12-2017-618=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_35-default-2-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_35-xen-2-2.1
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/1031440 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031481 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031660