{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2018:0296-1","published":"2018-01-30T13:38:18Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:33:33.274137Z","related":["CVE-2017-16939","CVE-2017-17712"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-16939","CVE-2017-17712"],"summary":"Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 6 for SLE 12 SP2)","details":"This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.49-92_14 fixes several issues.\n\nThe following security issues were fixed:\n\n- CVE-2017-17712: The raw_sendmsg() function had a race condition that lead to uninitialized stack pointer usage. This allowed a local user to execute code and gain privileges (bsc#1073230).\n- CVE-2017-16939: The XFRM dump policy implementation allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages (bsc#1069708).\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_6","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9-2.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"kgraft-patch-4_4_49-92_14-default":"9-2.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:0296-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180296-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069708"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073230"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16939"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17712"}]}