SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 25 for SLE 12) ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0240-1 Rating: important References: #1069708 #1071471 Cross-References: CVE-2017-15868 CVE-2017-16939 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_86 fixes one issue.
The following security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2017-15868: The bnep_add_connection function in net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c did not ensure that an l2cap socket is available, which allowed local users to gain privileges via a crafted application (bsc#1071471).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2018-162=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".