File _patchinfo of Package patchinfo.1794
<patchinfo incident="1794">
<category>security</category>
<issue tracker="bnc" id="951542"/>
<issue tracker="bnc" id="953052"/>
<issue tracker="bnc" id="954005"/>
<issue tracker="bnc" id="958601"/>
<issue tracker="cve" id="CVE-2015-2925"/>
<issue tracker="cve" id="CVE-2015-6937"/>
<issue tracker="cve" id="CVE-2015-7872"/>
<issue tracker="cve" id="CVE-2015-7990"/>
<issue tracker="cve" id="CVE-2015-8539"/>
<rating>important</rating>
<packager>mbenes</packager>
<summary>Security update for kernel live patch SP1 0</summary>
<description>
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).
</description>
</patchinfo>