SUSE-SU-2017:2103-1
SUSE-SU-2017:2103-1 · Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 20 for SLE 12
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This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_69 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-7533: A bug in inotify code allowed local users to escalate privilege (bsc#1050751). - CVE-2017-7645: The NFSv2/NFSv3 server in the nfsd subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a long RPC reply, related to net/sunrpc/svc.c, fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c, and fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c (bsc#1046191). - A SUSE Linux Enterprise specific regression in tearing down network namespaces was fixed (bsc#1044878) - CVE-2017-9242: The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls (bsc#1042892).
Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
kgraft-patch-sle12_update_20 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4-2.1
Update to 4-2.1
kgraft-patch-sle12_update_20 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4-2.1
Update to 4-2.1
Original sources
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172103-1/
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1042892
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1044878
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1046191
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050751
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7533
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7645
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9242
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:2103-1