gpp_maybe Security update for the linux kernel

SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2017-486

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to fix the following security bugs: - CVE-2017-7184: The Linux kernel allowed local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2017 (bnc#1030573, bnc#1028372). - CVE-2017-2636: Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by setting the HDLC line discipline (bnc#1027565).

• Release Date
  Mar 29 2017
• References
  Bugzilla: 1027565, 1028372, 1030573
  CVEs: CVE-2017-7184, CVE-2017-2636
• Type
  security
• Severity
  important

cloud_download Downloads

Public Cloud Module 12 x86_64

• Packages
  kernel-ec2
  The Amazon EC2 Xen Kernel

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm lock nosrc

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

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm

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

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm