SUSE-SU-2016:3096-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 6 for SLE 12 SP1

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.59-6045 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-8655: A race condition in the afpacket packetsetring function could be used by local attackers to crash the kernel or gain privileges bsc1012759. - CVE-2016-9555: The sctpsfootb...

USN-3128-2 linux-lts-xenial vulnerability

USN-3128-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ondrej Kozina discovered that the keyring interface in the Linux kernel contained a...

SUSE-SU-2016:2636-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 9 for SLE 12

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.51-5231 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-5195: A local privilege escalation using MAPPRIVATE was fixed, which is reportedly exploited in the wild bsc1004419. - CVE-2016-4997: The compat IPTSOSETREPLACE and...

SUSE-SU-2016:2638-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 4 for SLE 12 SP1

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.57-6035 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-5195: A local privilege escalation using MAPPRIVATE was fixed, which is reportedly exploited in the wild bsc1004419. - CVE-2016-8666: The IP stack in the Linux kernel allowed...

SUSE-SU-2016:2174-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 0 for SLE 12 SP1

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.49-11 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-6480: Race condition in the ioctlsendfib 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...

SUSE-SU-2016:2179-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 2 for SLE 12 SP1

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.51-6025 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-6480: Race condition in the ioctlsendfib 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...

SUSE-SU-2016:2007-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 3 for SLE 12 SP1

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.53-6030 fixes the several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2016-4470: The keyrejectandlink function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allowed local users to cause a...

SUSE-SU-2016:2011-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 6 for SLE 12 SP1

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.59-6045 fixes the several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2016-4470: The keyrejectandlink function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allowed local users to cause a...

SUSE-SU-2016:2010-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 11 for SLE 12

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.51-5239 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-4470: The keyrejectandlink function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allowed local users to cause a...

SUSE-SU-2016:2006-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 12 for SLE 12

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.55-5242 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-4470: The keyrejectandlink function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allowed local users to cause a...

SUSE-SU-2016:2001-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 13 for SLE 12

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.55-5245 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-4470: The keyrejectandlink function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allowed local users to cause a...

SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 RT kernel was updated to 3.12.61 to receive various security and bugfixes. Main feature additions: - Improved support for Clustered File System CephFS, fate318586. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2014-9717: fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel processe...

SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to 3.12.60 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2014-9717: fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel processes MNTDETACH umount2 system called without verifying that the MNTLOCKED flag is unset, which...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from th...

SUSE-SU-2016:1102-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 RT kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. Following feature was added to kernel-xen: - A improved XEN blkfront module was added, which allows more I/O bandwidth. FATE320200 It is called xen-blkfront in PV, and xen-vbd-upstream in HVM mode. Th...

SUSE-SU-2016:1046-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 5

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.43-52.6.1 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-2384: A malicious USB device could cause a kernel crash in the alsa usb-audio driver. bsc967773 - CVE-2015-8812: A flaw was found in the CXGB3 kernel driver when the network was considered congested. The kernel...

SUSE-SU-2016:1039-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 9

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.51-52.31.1 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-2384: A malicious USB device could cause a kernel crash in the alsa usb-audio driver. bsc967773 - CVE-2015-8812: A flaw was found in the CXGB3 kernel driver when the network was considered congested. The kerne...

SUSE-SU-2016:1041-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 8

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.48-52.27.1 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-2384: A malicious USB device could cause a kernel crash in the alsa usb-audio driver. bsc967773 - CVE-2015-8812: A flaw was found in the CXGB3 kernel driver when the network was considered congested. The kerne...

SUSE-SU-2016:1037-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 7

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.44-52.18.1 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-2384: A malicious USB device could cause a kernel crash in the alsa usb-audio driver. bsc967773 - CVE-2015-8812: A flaw was found in the CXGB3 kernel driver when the network was considered congested. The kerne...

SUSE-SU-2016:1038-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 6

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.44-52.10.1 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-2384: A malicious USB device could cause a kernel crash in the alsa usb-audio driver. bsc967773 - CVE-2015-8812: A flaw was found in the CXGB3 kernel driver when the network was considered congested. The kerne...