SUSE-SU-2016:2230-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:2230-1

    Published: 2 Sept 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-6480
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-6480

    Summary: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 7 for SLE 12 SP1

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.62-60_62 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-6480: Race condition in the ioctl_send_fib 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 system crash) by changing a certain size value, aka a 'double fetch' vulnerability (bsc#991667). The following non-security bugs were fixed:

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162230-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/991667, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6480

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_7

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2-9.1

    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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