SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 10 for SLE 12 SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0294-1 Rating: important References: #1013543 #1013604 #1014271 Cross-References: CVE-2016-9576 CVE-2016-9794 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 3.12.67-60_64_21 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-9794: Race condition in the snd_pcm_period_elapsed function in sound/core/pcm_lib.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START command (bsc#1013543). - CVE-2016-9576: The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict the type of iterator, which allowed local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device (bsc#1014271). 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-12-2017-155=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_67-60_64_21-default-2-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_67-60_64_21-xen-2-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9576.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9794.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013543 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013604 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1014271 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org