SUSE-SU-2019:1769-1

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    SUSE-SU-2019:1769-1

    Published: 8 Jul 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-12817

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 1 for SLE 15 SP1)

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-197_4 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2019-12817: arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_book3s64.c in the Linux kernel for powerpc had a bug where unrelated processes may be able to read/write to one another's virtual memory under certain conditions via an mmap above 512 TB. Only a subset of powerpc systems are affected (bsc#1138264).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20191769-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1138264, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12817

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_1

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%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
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