SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 15 for SLE 12 ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1998-1 Rating: important References: #984764 Cross-References: CVE-2016-4470 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.60-52_54 fixes several issues.
The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-4470: The key_reject_and_link function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving a crafted keyctl request2 command (bsc#984764).
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-12-2016-1170=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-1170=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_60-52_54-default-2-2.2 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_54-xen-2-2.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64):
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_54-default-2-2.2 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_54-xen-2-2.2
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4470.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/984764