SUSE-SU-2017:3076-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 2 for SLE 12 SP3)

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.82-66 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-15649: net/packet/afpacket.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges via crafted system calls that trigger mishandling of packetfanout data structures, because ...

SUSE-SU-2017:3072-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 1 for SLE 12 SP3)

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.82-63 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-15649: net/packet/afpacket.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges via crafted system calls that trigger mishandling of packetfanout data structures, because ...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20170815)

Security Fixes : - A race condition was found in the Linux kernel, present since v3.14-rc1 through v4.12. The race happens between threads of inotifyhandleevent and vfsrename while running the rename operation against the same file. As a result of the race the next slab data or the slab's free li...