gpp_maybe Security update for the linux kernel (live patch 21 for sle 12 sp5)

SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-2735

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_80 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2021-22543: Fixed an issue with KVM, related to the handling of VM_IO|VM_PFNMAP vmas, which allowed users with the ability to start and control a VM to read/write random pages of memory and could result in local privilege escalation (bsc#1186482). - CVE-2021-37576: On the powerpc platform KVM guest OS users could cause host OS memory corruption via rtas_args.nargs (bsc#1188838).

• Release Date
  Aug 17 2021
• References
  Bugzilla: 1186483, 1188842
  CVEs: CVE-2021-22543, CVE-2021-37576
• Type
  security
• Severity
  important

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.5 s390x

• Packages
  kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_80-default
  Kgraft patch module

  2-2.1

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  kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_21
  Kgraft patch module

  2-2.1

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.5 x86_64

• Packages
  kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_80-default
  Kgraft patch module

  2-2.1

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  kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_21
  Kgraft patch module

  2-2.1

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.5 ppc64le

• Packages
  kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_80-default
  Kgraft patch module

  2-2.1

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  kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_21
  Kgraft patch module

  2-2.1

  lock src