SUSE-SU-2017:1291-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:1291-1

    Published: 15 May 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7308
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-7308

    Summary: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 16 for SLE 12

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.60-52_57 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-7308: The packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls (bsc#1030575, bsc#1031660).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171291-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030575, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031660, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7308

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_16

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%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