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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.3032.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:3032-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'Linux Kernel' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:3032-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'Linux Kernel' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:3032-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 LTSS kernel was updated to receive a security fix.

The following security bug was fixed:

- CVE-2018-17182: The vmacache_flush_all function in mm/vmacache.c mishandled sequence number overflows. An attacker can trigger a use-after-free (and possibly gain privileges) via certain thread creation, map, unmap, invalidation, and dereference operations (bnc#1108399).

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

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-2018-17182
BugTraq ID: 105417
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105417
BugTraq ID: 106503
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503
Debian Security Information: DSA-4308 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45497/
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/18/4
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:3656
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3656
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041748
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/
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