gpp_maybe Security update for the linux kernel (live patch 8 for sle 15)

SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2019-2585

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-25_28 fixes several issues. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2019-14835: A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way vhost functionality, that translates virtqueue buffers to IOVs, logged the buffer descriptors during migration. A privileged guest user able to pass descriptors with invalid length to the host when migration is underway, could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the host (bsc#1151021).

• Release Date
  Oct 8 2019
• References
  Bugzilla: 1149841, 1151021
  CVEs: CVE-2019-14835
• Type
  security
• Severity
  important

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 ppc64le

• Packages
  kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_28-default
  Kernel live patch module

  5-2.1 lock rpm

  kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_8
  Kernel live patch module

  5-2.1 lock src

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 x86_64

• Packages
  kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_28-default
  Kernel live patch module

  5-2.1 lock rpm

  kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_8
  Kernel live patch module

  5-2.1 lock src