SUSE-SU-2016:3252-1

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP 2 kernel was updated to fix two security issues.

The following security bugs were fixed:

• CVE-2016-9576: A use-after-free vulnerability in the SCSI generic driver allows users with write access to /dev/sg* or /dev/bsg* to elevate their privileges (bsc#1013604).
• CVE-2016-9794: A use-after-free vulnerability in the ALSA pcm layer allowed local users to cause a denial of service, memory corruption or possibly even to elevate their privileges (bsc#1013533).