SUSE-SU-2017:0778-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:0778-1

    Published: 20 Mar 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-5970
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-5970

    Summary: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 2 for SLE 12 SP2

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.21-84 fixes several issues. The following security bug was fixed: - CVE-2017-5970: The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that made crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options (bsc#1025013). The following non-security bug was fixed: - Fix for a 'Data miscompare on a read' which was observed during the rebuilding of degraded MDRAID VDs. (bsc#1025254)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20170778-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025013, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025254, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5970

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3-2.1

    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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