SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 6 for SLE 12 SP2) ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0296-1 Rating: important References: #1069708 #1073230 Cross-References: CVE-2017-16939 CVE-2017-17712 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.49-92_14 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-17712: The raw_sendmsg() function had a race condition that lead to uninitialized stack pointer usage. This allowed a local user to execute code and gain privileges (bsc#1073230). - CVE-2017-16939: The XFRM dump policy implementation allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages (bsc#1069708). 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-12-2018-218=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 (x86_64): kgraft-patch-4_4_49-92_14-default-9-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16939.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17712.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069708 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073230 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org