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SUSE-SU-2017:0912-1 Not scored

Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to fix the following security bug: CVE-2017-2636: A race condition in the n_hdlc tty Linux kernel driver (drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c) could have been exploited to gain a local privilege escalation (bnc#1027565)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published April 3, 2017
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-bigmem
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-ec2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-pae
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-ppc64
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-trace
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-bigmem
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-ec2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-pae
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-ppc64
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-trace
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 kernel-docs

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2017:0912-1

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to fix the following security bug: CVE-2017-2636: A race condition in the n_hdlc tty Linux kernel driver (drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c) could have been exploited to gain a local privilege escalation (bnc#1027565)

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence