SUSE-SU-2016:0335-1

Advisory lineage Upstream: 5 Downstream: 0
Published: 04 Feb 2016, 15:01
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 04:06

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Feb 2016, 15:01
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 04:06
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Security update for kernel live patch SP1 0 This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.49-11.1 fixes security issues and bugs: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2015-8539: A negatively instantiated user key could have been used by a local user to leverage privileges (bnc#958601). - CVE-2015-6937: A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) implementation allowing a local user to cause system DoS. A verification was missing that the underlying transport exists when a connection was created. (bsc#953052) - CVE-2015-7990: RDS: Verify the underlying transport exists before creating a connection, preventing possible DoS (bsc#953052). - CVE-2015-7872: Possible crash when trying to garbage collect an uninstantiated keyring (bsc#951542). Non-security bugfix were also done: - xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#954005).

Affected Systems

  • suse•kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_0&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12

    < 2-5.1

References (10)