SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 5 for SLE 12 SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0882-1 Rating: important References: #1030575 Cross-References: CVE-2017-7184 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 ______________________________________________________________________________

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.59-60_41 fixes one issue.

The following security bugs were fixed:

- CVE-2017-7184: The XFRM processsing in the Linux kernel 16.10 allowed local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) via an integer overflow, as demonstrated during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2017 (bsc#1030575).

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-12-2017-503=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_59-60_41-default-9-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_59-60_41-xen-9-2.1

References:

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7184.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030575