SUSE-SU-2018:0584-1
SUSE-SU-2018:0584-1 · Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 11 for SLE 12 SP2)
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This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.74-92_32 fixes several issues. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2017-18075: crypto/pcrypt.c in the Linux kernel mishandled freeing instances, allowing a local user able to access the AF_ALG-based AEAD interface (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD) and pcrypt (CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCRYPT) to cause a denial of service (kfree of an incorrect pointer) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted sequence of system calls (bsc#1077404). Non security issue fixed: - btrfs: account for pinned bytes in should_alloc_chunk (bsc#1077268)
Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
kgraft-patch-sle12-sp2_update_11 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 7-2.1
Update to 7-2.1