SUSE-SU-2017:0870-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:0870-1

    Published: 30 Mar 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7184
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-7184

    Summary: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 0 for SLE 12 SP2

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.21-69 fixes one issue. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-7184: The XFRM processsing in the Linux kernel 16.10 allowed local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) via an integer overflow, as demonstrated during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2017 (bsc#1030575).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20170870-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030575, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7184

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_0

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_0&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5-14.2

    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