SUSE-SU-2017:2094-1

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SUSE-SU-2017:2094-1

Summary: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 15 for SLE 12 SP1

Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_40 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-7533: A bug in inotify code allowed local users to escalate privilege (bsc#1050751). - CVE-2017-9242: The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls (bsc#1042892). - CVE-2017-8890: The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the accept system call (bsc#1038564). The following non-security bug was fixed: - A SUSE Linux Enterprise specific regression in tearing down network namespaces was fixed (bsc#1044878)

References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172094-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1038564, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1042892, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1044878, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050751, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7533, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8890, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9242