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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2087
SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live
Patch 7 for SLE 12 SP1
5 September 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Linux kernel
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-6480
Reference: ESB-2016.2052
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 7 for SLE 12 SP1
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2230-1
Rating: important
References: #991667
Cross-References: CVE-2016-6480
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.62-60_62 fixes several issues.
The following security bugs were fixed:
- CVE-2016-6480: Race condition in the ioctl_send_fib function in
drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users
to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access or system crash) by
changing a certain size value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability
(bsc#991667).
The following non-security bugs were fixed:
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-12-2016-1311=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_62-60_62-default-2-9.1
kgraft-patch-3_12_62-60_62-xen-2-9.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6480.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/991667
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