SUSE-SU-2018:0433-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:0433-1

    Published: 13 Feb 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-17712

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 6 for SLE 12 SP3)

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.103-6_33 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2017-17712: The raw_sendmsg() function had a race condition that lead to uninitialized stack pointer usage. This allowed a local user to execute code and gain privileges (bsc#1073230).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180433-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073230, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17712

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_6

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP3

    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
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