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SUSE-SU-2016:3039-1 Not scored

Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 kernel was updated to receive various critical security fixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-8655: A race condition in the af_packet packet_set_ring function could be used by local attackers to crash the kernel or gain privileges (bsc#1012754). - CVE-2016-8632: The tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c in the Linux kernel did not validate the relationship between the minimum fragment length and the maximum packet size, which allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability (bnc#1008831). - CVE-2016-9555: The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data (bnc#1011685).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published December 7, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 kernel-xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_10
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 kernel-ec2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 kernel-xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 kernel-xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 kernel-docs
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 kernel-obs-build
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 kernel-default

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2016:3039-1

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 kernel was updated to receive various critical security fixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-8655: A race condition in the af_packet packet_set_ring function could be used by local attackers to crash the kernel or gain privileges (bsc#1012754). - CVE-2016-8632: The tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c in the Linux kernel did not validate the relationship between the minimum fragment length and the maximum packet size, which allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability (bnc#1008831). - CVE-2016-9555: The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data (bnc#1011685).

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence