SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 21 for SLE 12) ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1010-1 Rating: important References: #1076017 #1083488 #1085114 #1085447 Cross-References: CVE-2017-13166 CVE-2018-1000004 CVE-2018-1068 CVE-2018-7566 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_72 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2017-13166: An elevation of privilege vulnerability was fixed in the kernel v4l2 video driver. (bsc#1085447). - CVE-2018-1068: A flaw was found in the Linux kernels implementation of 32-bit syscall interface for bridging. This allowed a privileged user to arbitrarily write to a limited range of kernel memory (bsc#1085114). - CVE-2018-1000004: A race condition vulnerability existed in the sound system, which could lead to a deadlock and denial of service condition (bsc#1076017)
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: