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SUSE-SU-2016:2596-1 Not scored

Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 LTSS kernel was updated to fix one security issue. This security bug was fixed: - CVE-2016-5195: Local privilege escalation using MAP_PRIVATE. It is reportedly exploited in the wild (bsc#1004418).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published October 21, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-ec2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-pae
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-trace
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-xen

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2016:2596-1

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 LTSS kernel was updated to fix one security issue. This security bug was fixed: - CVE-2016-5195: Local privilege escalation using MAP_PRIVATE. It is reportedly exploited in the wild (bsc#1004418).

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence