SUSE-SU-2017:2042-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:2042-1

    Published: 4 Aug 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7533
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-7533

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel

    Details: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 kernel was updated to 3.12.74 to receive the following security fix: - CVE-2017-7533: Bug in inotify code allowed privilege escalation (bnc#1049483).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172042-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1049483, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7533

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-default

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.12.74-60.64.51.1

    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