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SUSE-SU-2016:1596-1 Not scored

Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA kernel was updated to fix one security issue. The following security bug was fixed: - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower file system does not allow it. This could have lead to local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils was installed and /sbin/mount.ecryptfs_private was setuid (bsc#983143).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published June 16, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 kernel-xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_13
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 kernel-ec2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 kernel-xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 kernel-xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 kernel-docs
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 kernel-obs-build
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 kernel-default

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2016:1596-1

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA kernel was updated to fix one security issue. The following security bug was fixed: - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower file system does not allow it. This could have lead to local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils was installed and /sbin/mount.ecryptfs_private was setuid (bsc#983143).

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05 / REFERENCES

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