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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.0562.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:0562-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'Linux Kernel (Live Patch 31 for SLE 12)' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:0562-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'Linux Kernel (Live Patch 31 for SLE 12)' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:0562-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52_119 fixes several issues.

The following security issue was fixed:

- CVE-2017-15649: net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges via crafted system calls that trigger mishandling of packet_fanout data structures, because of a race condition (involving fanout_add and packet_do_bind) that leads to a use-after-free, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6346 (bsc#1064392)

Affected Software/OS:
'Linux Kernel (Live Patch 31 for SLE 12)' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.9

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-15649
BugTraq ID: 101573
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101573
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/813945/
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/818726/
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.6
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3484
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0151
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0152
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0181
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6346
BugTraq ID: 96508
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96508
Debian Security Information: DSA-3804 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/28/6
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