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...

SUSE-SU-2016:1033-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 3 for SP 1

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.53-60.30.1 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-2016:1035-1 Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 2 for SP 1

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.51-60.25.1 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...