SUSE-SU-2018:1171-1: kernel-bigmem&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise

Vulnerability summary

SUSE-SU-2018:1171-1 is a vulnerability in kernel-bigmem&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise with no CVSS score yet.

Timeline

1. 08-05-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Security update for the Linux Kernel The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-1087: And an unprivileged KVM guest user could use this flaw to potentially escalate their privileges inside a guest. (bsc#1087088) - CVE-2018-8897: An unprivileged system user could use incorrect set up interrupt stacks to crash the Linux kernel resulting in DoS issue. (bsc#1087088) - CVE-2018-10124: The kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, when an unspecified architecture and compiler is used, might allow local users to cause a denial of service via an INT_MIN argument (bnc#1089752). The following non-security bugs were fixed: - kvm/x86: fix icebp instruction handling (bsc#1087088). - media: cpia2: Fix a couple off by one bugs (bsc#1050431). - nfs: add nostatflush mount option (bsc#1065726). - nfs: allow flush-on-stat to be disabled (bsc#1065726). - powerpc/fadump: Add a warning when 'fadump_reserve_mem=' is used (bnc#1032084, FATE#323225). - powerpc/fadump: reuse crashkernel parameter for fadump memory reservation (bnc#1032084, FATE#323225). - powerpc/fadump: update documentation about crashkernel parameter reuse (bnc#1032084, FATE#323225). - powerpc/fadump: use 'fadump_reserve_mem=' when specified (bnc#1032084, FATE#323225). - x86/entry/64: Do not use IST entry for #BP stack (bsc#1087088).

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