SUSE-SU-2016:0205-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0205-1

    Published: 22 Jan 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-0728
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-0728

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel

    Details: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to receive a security fix. Following security bug was fixed: - A reference leak in keyring handling with join_session_keyring() could lead to local attackers gain root privileges. (bsc#962075, CVE-2016-0728).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160205-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/962075, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0728

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-default

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.12.51-52.39.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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