gpp_maybe Security update for the linux kernel (live patch 26 for sle 15 sp1)

SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-2706

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-197_99 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

cloud_download Downloads

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15.1 x86_64

• Packages
  kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_99-default
  Kernel live patch module

  2-2.1 lock rpm

  kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_26
  Kernel live patch module

  2-2.1 lock src

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15.1 ppc64le

• Packages
  kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_99-default
  Kernel live patch module

  2-2.1 lock rpm

  kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_26
  Kernel live patch module

  2-2.1 lock src