SUSE-SU-2016:1596-1

HIGH8.1

Security update for the Linux Kernel

Published Jun 16, 2016

Modified 9 years ago

Fix available

Details

Description of the patch:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA kernel was updated to fix one security issue.

The following security bug was fixed:

CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower file system does not allow it. This could have lead to local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils was installed and /sbin/mount.ecryptfs_private was setuid (bsc#983143).

Affected Packages(19 packages)

kernel-default

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

Fixed in:

3.12.55-52.45.1

kernel-default-devel

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

Fixed in:

3.12.55-52.45.1

kernel-default-extra

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12

Fixed in:

3.12.55-52.45.1

kernel-devel

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

Fixed in:

3.12.55-52.45.1

kernel-macros

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

Fixed in:

3.12.55-52.45.1

kernel-source

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

Fixed in:

3.12.55-52.45.1

kernel-syms

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

Fixed in:

3.12.55-52.45.1

kernel-xen

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

Fixed in:

3.12.55-52.45.1

kernel-xen-devel

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

Fixed in:

3.12.55-52.45.1

kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_45-default

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12

Fixed in:

1-3.1

References

ADVISORY

https://bugzilla.suse.com/983143

ADVISORY

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2016-June/002119.html

ADVISORY

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1583/

WEB

https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/

ADVISORY

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161596-1/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

8.1

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

HighAC:H

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

ChangedS:C

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

8.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Upstream

CVE-2016-1583

Ecosystems(7)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

Timeline

PublishedJun 16, 2016

ModifiedJun 16, 2016

SUSE-SU-2016:1596-1 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence