Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 20 for SLE 12
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2017:1281-1 |
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| Rating: | important |
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An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.
Description:
This update the for Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52.69 fixes one issue.
The following security bug was fixed:
- CVE-2017-5970: The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that made crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options (bsc#1025013).
- CVE-2017-7308: The packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls (bsc#1030575, bsc#1031660).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2017-763=1 -
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS 12
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-763=1
Package List:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
- kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-default-2-4.1
- kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-xen-2-4.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS 12 (x86_64)
- kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-default-2-4.1
- kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-xen-2-4.1