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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2017.0517.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2017:0517-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'Linux Kernel' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2017:0517-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'Linux Kernel' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2017:0517-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 kernel was updated to fix the following two issues:

- CVE-2017-5970: Remote attackers could have potentially caused a denial of service by sending
bad IP options on a socket (bsc#1024938)
- Fix a regression in MD RAID1 which could have caused wrong data to be read (bsc#1020048)

Affected Software/OS:
'Linux Kernel' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP1.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5970
BugTraq ID: 96233
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96233
Debian Security Information: DSA-3791 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/12/3
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1842
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2077
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2669
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
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