gpp_maybe Security update for the linux kernel

SUSE-SLE-SAP-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

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 x86_64

• Packages
  kernel-default
  The Standard Kernel

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm lock nosrc

  kernel-default-base
  The Standard Kernel - base modules

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm

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

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm

  kernel-devel
  Development files needed for building kernel modules

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm

  kernel-macros
  RPM macros for building Kernel Module Packages

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm

  kernel-source
  The Linux Kernel Sources

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm lock src

  kernel-syms
  Kernel Symbol Versions (modversions)

  3.12.61-52.69.1 lock rpm lock src

  kernel-xen
  The Xen Kernel

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm lock nosrc

  kernel-xen-base
  The Xen Kernel - base modules

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm

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

  3.12.61-52.69.2 lock rpm

  kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-default
  Kgraft patch module

  1-2.3 lock rpm

  kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-xen
  Kgraft patch module

  1-2.3 lock rpm

  kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_20
  Kgraft patch module

  1-2.3 lock src