SUSE-SU-2017:0778-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2017-03-20 20:25 - Updated: 2026-09-20 12:24
Summary
Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 2 for SLE 12 SP2
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 2 for SLE 12 SP2
Description of the patch: This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.21-84 fixes several issues. The following security bug was fixed: - CVE-2017-5970: The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that made crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options (bsc#1025013). The following non-security bug was fixed: - Fix for a 'Data miscompare on a read' which was observed during the rebuilding of degraded MDRAID VDs. (bsc#1025254)
Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2017-434
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2017-5970
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12:kgraft-patch-4_4_21-84-default-0:3-2.1.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact moderate
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