SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 20 for SLE 12
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1281-1
Rating: important
References: #1025013 #1030575 #1031660
Cross-References: CVE-2017-5970 CVE-2017-7308
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
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An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one
errata is now available.

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 Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2017-763=1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-763=1

To bring your system up-to-date, use “zypper patch”.

Package List:

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 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

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64):

kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-default-2-4.1
kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-xen-2-4.1

References:

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5970.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7308.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025013
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030575
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031660

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