SUSE-SU-2016:2629-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:2629-1

    Published: 25 Oct 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 2 for SLE 12 SP1

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.51-60_25 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-5195: A local privilege escalation using MAP_PRIVATE was fixed, which is reportedly exploited in the wild (bsc#1004419). - CVE-2016-8666: The IP stack in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for packets with tunnel stacking, as demonstrated by interleaved IPv4 headers and GRE headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-7039 (bsc#1001487).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162629-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1001487, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1004419, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5195, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8666

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6-2.1

    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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