SUSE Security Update: Security update for kernel live patch 4 ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0746-1 Rating: important References: #955837 #962078 Cross-References: CVE-2013-7446 CVE-2016-0728 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.39-47.1 fixes two security issues:
Fixes: - CVE-2016-0728: A reference leak in keyring handling with join_session_keyring() could lead to local attackers gain root privileges. (bsc#962078). - CVE-2013-7446: Use-after-free vulnerability in net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to bypass intended AF_UNIX socket permissions or cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted epoll_ctl calls. (bsc#955837)
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-12-2016-431=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_39-47-default-5-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_39-47-xen-5-2.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7446.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0728.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/955837 https://bugzilla.suse.com/962078