{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2018:0579-1","published":"2018-03-01T16:49:12Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:58:26.701476Z","related":["CVE-2017-18075"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-18075"],"summary":"Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 13 for SLE 12 SP2)","details":"This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.74-92_38 fixes several issues.\n\nThe following security issue was fixed:\n\n- CVE-2017-18075: crypto/pcrypt.c in the Linux kernel mishandled freeing instances, allowing a local user able to access the AF_ALG-based AEAD interface (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD) and pcrypt (CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCRYPT) to cause a denial of service (kfree of an incorrect pointer) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted sequence of system calls (bsc#1077404).\n\nNon security issue fixed:\n\n- btrfs: account for pinned bytes in should_alloc_chunk (bsc#1077268)\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_13","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_13&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6-2.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"kgraft-patch-4_4_74-92_38-default":"6-2.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:0579-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180579-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1077268"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1077404"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18075"}]}