Security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 4 for SLE 12 SP2
This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.38-93 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-1000364: An issue was discovered in the size of the stack guard page on Linux, specifically a 4k stack guard page is not sufficiently large and can be 'jumped' over (the stack guard page is bypassed) (bsc#1039496).
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.38-93 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-1000364: An issue was discovered in the size of the stack guard page on Linux, specifically a 4k stack guard page is not sufficiently large and can be 'jumped' over (the stack guard page is bypassed) (bsc#1039496).
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019079
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025013
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025254
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030575
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031481
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031660
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1039496
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000364
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171923-1/