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SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 12 for SLE 12 SP1
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1937-1
Rating: important
References: #1025013 #1025254 #1030575 #1031481 #1031660
#1039496
Cross-References: CVE-2017-1000364
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
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An update that solves one vulnerability and has 5 fixes is
now available.
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.69-60_64_29 fixes several issues.
The following security bugs were fixed:
– CVE-2017-1000364: An issue was discovered in the size of the stack guard
page on Linux, specifically a 4k stack guard page is not sufficiently
large and can be “jumped” over (the stack guard page is bypassed)
(bsc#1039496).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2017-1207=
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-
To bring your system up-to-date, use “zypper patch”.
Package List:
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 (x86_64):
kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_29-
kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_29-
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (x86_64):
kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_29-
kgraft-patch-3_12_69-60_64_29-
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/
https://bugzilla.suse.com/
https://bugzilla.suse.com/
https://bugzilla.suse.com/
https://bugzilla.suse.com/
https://bugzilla.suse.com/
https://bugzilla.suse.com/