SUSE-SU-2017:3338-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:3338-1

    Published: 15 Dec 2017Last Modified: 2 May 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-16939

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 22 for SLE 12 SP1)

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_63 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2017-16939: The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages (bsc#1069708).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20173338-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069708, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16939

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_22

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2-2.1

    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