SB2016063006 - SUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel
Published: June 30, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016063006
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4998)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory access error. A local user can cause the target sysetm to crash by issuing a specially crafted IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt() call.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in the crash of the target sysetm.
2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4997)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a memory corruption error in the IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE compat_setsockopt() function.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel-level privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.