gpp_maybe Security update for kernel live patch sp1 0

SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2016-203

This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.49-11.1 fixes security issues and bugs: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2015-8539: A negatively instantiated user key could have been used by a local user to leverage privileges (bnc#958601). - CVE-2015-6937: A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) implementation allowing a local user to cause system DoS. A verification was missing that the underlying transport exists when a connection was created. (bsc#953052) - CVE-2015-7990: RDS: Verify the underlying transport exists before creating a connection, preventing possible DoS (bsc#953052). - CVE-2015-7872: Possible crash when trying to garbage collect an uninstantiated keyring (bsc#951542). Non-security bugfix were also done: - xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#954005).

• Release Date
  Feb 4 2016
• References
  Bugzilla: 953052, 954005, 951542, 958601
  CVEs: CVE-2015-2925, CVE-2015-6937, CVE-2015-7872, CVE-2015-7990, CVE-2015-8539
• Type
  security
• Severity
  important

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 x86_64

• Packages
  kgraft-patch-3_12_49-11-default
  Kgraft patch module

  2-5.1 lock rpm

  kgraft-patch-3_12_49-11-xen
  Kgraft patch module

  2-5.1 lock rpm

  kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_0
  Kgraft patch module

  2-5.1 lock src