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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851452
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (openSUSE-SU-2016:3086-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel has been updated to fix a security issue:

- CVE-2016-9576: A use-after-free vulnerability in the SCSI generic driver
allows users with write access to /dev/sg* or /dev/bsg* to elevate their
privileges (bsc#1013604).

Affected Software/OS:
kernel on openSUSE Leap 42.1

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9576
94821
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94821
RHSA-2017:0817
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
RHSA-2017:1842
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
RHSA-2017:2077
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
RHSA-2017:2669
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
SUSE-SU-2016:3146
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00062.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3188
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00072.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3203
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00075.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3217
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00081.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3248
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00088.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3252
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00091.html
[oss-security] 20161209 Linux Kernel use-after-free in SCSI generic device interface
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/19
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0ac402cfcdc904f9772e1762b3fda112dcc56a0
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403145
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0ac402cfcdc904f9772e1762b3fda112dcc56a0
openSUSE-SU-2016:3085
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00040.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:3086
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00041.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:3118
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00057.html
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