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SUSE-SU-2017:0866-1 Not scored

Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to fix the following security bugs: - CVE-2017-7184: The Linux kernel allowed local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2017 (bnc#1030573, bnc#1028372). - CVE-2017-2636: Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by setting the HDLC line discipline (bnc#1027565).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published March 29, 2017
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 kernel-ec2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS kernel-xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_20
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 Server for SAP Applications 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_20

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2017:0866-1

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to fix the following security bugs: - CVE-2017-7184: The Linux kernel allowed local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2017 (bnc#1030573, bnc#1028372). - CVE-2017-2636: Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by setting the HDLC line discipline (bnc#1027565).

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence