SUSE-SU-2019:1769-1

Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20191769-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2019:1769-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2019:1769-1
Related
Published
2019-07-08T12:32:47Z
Modified
2019-07-08T12:32:47Z
Summary
Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 1 for SLE 15 SP1)
Details

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-197_4 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2019-12817: arch/powerpc/mm/mmucontextbook3s64.c in the Linux kernel for powerpc had a bug where unrelated processes may be able to read/write to one another's virtual memory under certain conditions via an mmap above 512 TB. Only a subset of powerpc systems are affected (bsc#1138264).
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP1 / kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_1

Package

Name
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_1
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2-2.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_4-default": "2-2.1"
        }
    ]
}