SUSE-SU-2015:2086-1: important: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 7

[sle-security-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 7
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:2086-1
Rating:             important
References:         #940338 #940342 #948536 #948701 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-5707 CVE-2015-7613
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
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   An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes
   is now available.

Description:


   This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.44-52.18.1 fixes two security
   issues:

   - CVE-2015-7613: A race condition in the IPC object implementation in the
     Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges by triggering an
     ipc_addid call that leads to uid and gid comparisons against
     uninitialized data, related to msg.c, shm.c, and util.c. (bsc#948701
     bsc#948536)
   - CVE-2015-5707: Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in
     drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a
     denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large
     iov_count value in a write request. (bsc#940342 bsc#940338)


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-12-2015-889=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 (x86_64):

      kgraft-patch-3_12_44-52_18-default-2-4.1
      kgraft-patch-3_12_44-52_18-xen-2-4.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5707.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7613.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/940338
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/940342
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/948536
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/948701