SUSE-SU-2017:3317-1

SUSE-SU-2017:3317-1 · Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 4 for SLE 12 SP3)

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This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.90-6_12 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-1000405: Problematic use of pmd_mkdirty() in the touch_pmd() function allowed users to overwrite read-only huge pages (e.g. the zero huge page and sealed shmem files) (bsc#1070307). - CVE-2017-16939: The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages (bsc#1069708).

Fix available

Published

2017-12-14T14:51:10Z

Updated

2026-02-04T02:33:39.089464Z

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