gpp_maybe Security update for the linux kernel

SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2016-1524

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA LTSS kernel was updated to fix two issues. This security bug was fixed: - CVE-2016-5195: Local privilege escalation using MAP_PRIVATE. It is reportedly exploited in the wild (bsc#1004418). This non-security bug was fixed: - sched/core: Fix a race between try_to_wake_up() and a woken up task (bsc#1002165, bsc#1001419).

• Release Date
  Oct 21 2016
• References
  Bugzilla: 1004418, 907150, 1001419, 920633, 904970, 930408, 1002165, 920615
  CVEs: CVE-2016-5195
• Type
  security
• Severity
  important

cloud_download Downloads

Public Cloud Module 12 x86_64

• Packages
  kernel-ec2
  The Amazon EC2 Xen Kernel

  3.12.60-52.57.1 lock rpm lock nosrc

  kernel-ec2-devel
  Development files necessary for building kernel modules

  3.12.60-52.57.1 lock rpm

  kernel-ec2-extra
  The Amazon EC2 Xen Kernel - Unsupported kernel modules

  3.12.60-52.57.1 lock rpm