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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.0772
SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live
Patch 12 for SLE 12 SP1
23 March 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: kernel
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-5970
Reference: ESB-2017.0737
ESB-2017.0734
ESB-2017.0542
ESB-2017.0475
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 12 for SLE 12 SP1
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0786-1
Rating: important
References: #1025013 #1025254
Cross-References: CVE-2017-5970
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
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An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
is now available.
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.69-60_64_29 fixes several issues.
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).
The following non-security bug was fixed:
- Fix for a "Data miscompare on a read" which was observed during the
rebuilding of degraded MDRAID VDs. (bsc#1025254)
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 Live Patching 12:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2017-443=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 (x86_64):
kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_29-default-2-2.1
kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_29-xen-2-2.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5970.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025013
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025254
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