SUSE-SU-2017:3315-1

SUSE-SU-2017:3315-1 · Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 12)

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This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_106 fixes several issues. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2017-15649: net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges via crafted system calls that trigger mishandling of packet_fanout data structures, because of a race condition (involving fanout_add and packet_do_bind) that leads to a use-after-free, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6346 (bsc#1064388)

Fix available

Published

2017-12-14T14:50:46Z

Updated

2026-02-04T04:25:04.962548Z

Stack: system

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