gpp_maybe Security update for the linux kernel

SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2016-944

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA kernel was updated to fix one security issue. The following security bug was fixed: - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower file system does not allow it. This could have lead to local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils was installed and /sbin/mount.ecryptfs_private was setuid (bsc#983143).

• Release Date
  Jun 16 2016
• References
  Bugzilla: 983143
  CVEs: CVE-2016-1583
• Type
  security
• Severity
  important

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 x86_64

• Packages
  kernel-default
  The Standard Kernel

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  kernel-default-extra
  The Standard Kernel - Unsupported kernel modules

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