Upstream information
Description
The ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer calculations, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb file.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low | Medium |
| Authentication | None | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Complete |
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
Note from the SUSE Security Team
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 are not affected. On SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA and SP1 the fix is already included in the 3.12.61 and later versions, on SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 and SP3 the fix is included in 4.4.12 and later versions. SUSE Bugzilla entries: 1018342 [RESOLVED / WORKSFORME], 1020787 [RESOLVED / WONTFIX] No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-rt | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP1 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1 | kernel-source-rt | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | kernel-source-rt | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-default | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-source | Ignore |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-source-azure | Ignore |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP1 | kernel-source-rt | Ignore |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP2 | kernel-source-rt | Ignore |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Jan 5 12:00:12 2017CVE page last modified: Mon Apr 15 14:01:02 2024