SUSE-SU-2018:0577-1

Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180577-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:0577-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2018:0577-1
Related
Published
2018-03-01T16:28:15Z
Modified
2018-03-01T16:28:15Z
Summary
Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 9 for SLE 12 SP2)
Details

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.59-92_24 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2017-18075: crypto/pcrypt.c in the Linux kernel mishandled freeing instances, allowing a local user able to access the AFALG-based AEAD interface (CONFIGCRYPTOUSERAPIAEAD) and pcrypt (CONFIGCRYPTO_PCRYPT) to cause a denial of service (kfree of an incorrect pointer) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted sequence of system calls (bsc#1077404).
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 / kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_9

Package

Name
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_9
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_9&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8-2.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "kgraft-patch-4_4_59-92_24-default": "8-2.1"
        }
    ]
}