gpp_maybe Security update for the linux kernel

SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP2-2017-1319

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 kernel was updated to 4.4.74 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-1000111: fix race condition in net-packet code that could be exploited to cause out-of-bounds memory access (bsc#1052365). - CVE-2017-1000112: fix race condition in net-packet code that could have been exploited by unprivileged users to gain root access. (bsc#1052311). The following non-security bugs were fixed: - powerpc/numa: fix regression that could cause kernel panics during installation (bsc#1048914). - bcache: force trigger gc (bsc#1038078). - bcache: only recovery I/O error for writethrough mode (bsc#1043652).

• Release Date
  Aug 11 2017
• References
  Bugzilla: 1038078, 1043652, 1048914, 1052311, 1052365
  CVEs: CVE-2017-1000111, CVE-2017-1000112
• Type
  security
• Severity
  important

cloud_download Downloads

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.2 x86_64

• Packages
  kernel-default
  The Standard Kernel

  4.4.74-92.35.1 lock nosrc

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

  4.4.74-92.35.1 lock rpm