SUSE-SU-2017:0307-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0307-1 · Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 4 for SLE 12 SP2

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This update for the Linux Kernel fixes one security issue: - CVE-2016-10088: The sg implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNEL_DS option is set, 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#1017710).

Fix available

Published

2017-01-27T20:10:23Z

Updated

2026-02-04T02:28:45.743469Z

Stack: system

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