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SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:1709-1)

🗓️ 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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The SUSE-SU-2016:1709-1 Advisory addressed critical security and bugfixes for the 'Linux Kernel' package(s)

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2016.1709.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4997");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-19 00:00:00 +0000 (Mon, 19 Apr 2021)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:25+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:25 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-07-05 18:32:34 +0000 (Tue, 05 Jul 2016)");

  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:1709-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES12\.0|SLES12\.0SP1)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2016:1709-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161709-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/971770");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/972124");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/981143");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/983394");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/986362");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2016-June/002143.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'Linux Kernel' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:1709-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to receive critical security and bugfixes.

Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2016-4997: A buffer overflow in 32bit compat_setsockopt iptables handling could lead to a local privilege escalation. (bsc#986362)

The following non-security bugs were fixed:
- KVM: x86: expose invariant tsc cpuid bit (v2) (bsc#971770).
- block: do not check request size in blk_cloned_rq_check_limits() (bsc#972124).
- rbd: handle OBJ_REQUEST_SG types for copyup (bsc#983394).
- target/rbd: do not put snap_context twice (bsc#981143).
- target/rbd: remove caw_mutex usage (bsc#981143).");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'Linux Kernel' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLES12.0") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-ec2", rpm:"kernel-ec2~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-ec2-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-ec2-debuginfo~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-ec2-debugsource", rpm:"kernel-ec2-debugsource~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-ec2-devel", rpm:"kernel-ec2-devel~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-ec2-extra", rpm:"kernel-ec2-extra~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLES12.0SP1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default", rpm:"kernel-default~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-base", rpm:"kernel-default-base~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-devel", rpm:"kernel-default-devel~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-man", rpm:"kernel-default-man~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-devel", rpm:"kernel-devel~3.12.59~60.45.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-macros", rpm:"kernel-macros~3.12.59~60.45.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-source", rpm:"kernel-source~3.12.59~60.45.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-syms", rpm:"kernel-syms~3.12.59~60.45.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen", rpm:"kernel-xen~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen-base", rpm:"kernel-xen-base~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen-devel", rpm:"kernel-xen-devel~3.12.59~60.45.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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