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Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 18 for SLE 12 (important)

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.60-52_63 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-9806: Race condition in the netlink_dump function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that made sendmsg system calls, leading to a free operation associated with a new dump that started earlier than anticipated (bsc#1017589).


Affected Package


OS OS Version Package Name Package Version
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS 12 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_63-xen-2 2.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_63-xen-2 2.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_63-default-2 2.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS 12 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_63-default-2 2.1

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