SUSE-SU-2018:0595-1

Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180595-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:0595-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2018:0595-1
Related
Published
2018-03-02T17:59:58Z
Modified
2018-03-02T17:59:58Z
Summary
Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 1 for SLE 12 SP3)
Details

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.82-6_3 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 SP3 / kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_1

Package

Name
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_1
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6-2.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "kgraft-patch-4_4_82-6_3-default": "6-2.1"
        }
    ]
}