SUSE-SU-2017:2799-1: important: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 8 for SLE 12 SP2

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 8 for SLE 12 SP2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2017:2799-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1053150 #1057950 
Cross-References:   CVE-2017-1000251 CVE-2017-12762
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.59-92_20 fixes several issues.

   The following security bugs were fixed:

   - CVE-2017-1000251: The native Bluetooth stack in the Linux Kernel (BlueZ)
     was vulnerable to a stack overflow vulnerability in the processing of
     L2CAP configuration responses resulting in Remote code execution in
     kernel space (bsc#1057950).
   - CVE-2017-12762: In drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c a user-controlled buffer
     was copied into a local buffer of constant size using strcpy without a
     length check which can cause a buffer overflow (bsc#1053150).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2017-1745=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 (x86_64):

      kgraft-patch-4_4_59-92_20-default-5-4.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000251.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12762.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1053150
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1057950



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