SUSE-SU-2017:2791-1

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SUSE-SU-2017:2791-1

Summary: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 21 for SLE 12 SP1

Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_60 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-15274: security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel did not consider the case of a NULL payload in conjunction with a nonzero length value, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted add_key or keyctl system call (bsc#1045327). - CVE-2017-1000112: Updated patch for this issue to be in sync with the other livepatches. Description of the issue: Prevent race condition in net-packet code that could have been exploited by unprivileged users to gain root access (bsc#1052368, bsc#1052311). - CVE-2017-9242: The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c was 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 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).

References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172791-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1038564, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1042892, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1045327, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1052311, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1052368, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000112, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15274, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8890, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9242