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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851512
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (openSUSE-SU-2016:3085-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The openSUSE 14.2 kernel was updated to receive various security and
bugfixes.

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).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

- 8250_pci: Fix potential use-after-free in error path (bsc#1013001).

- block_dev: do not test bdev-& gt bd_contains when it is not stable
(bsc#1008557).

- drm/i915/vlv: Disable HPD in valleyview_crt_detect_hotplug()
(bsc#1014120).

- drm/i915/vlv: Make intel_crt_reset() per-encoder (bsc#1014120).

- drm/i915/vlv: Reset the ADPA in vlv_display_power_well_init()
(bsc#1014120).

- drm/i915: Enable polling when we do not have hpd (bsc#1014120).

- i2c: designware-baytrail: Add support for cherrytrail (bsc#1011913).

- i2c: designware-baytrail: Pass dw_i2c_dev into helper functions
(bsc#1011913).

- i2c: designware: Prevent runtime suspend during adapter registration
(bsc#1011913).

- i2c: designware: Use transfer timeout from ioctl I2C_TIMEOUT
(bsc#1011913).

- i2c: designware: retry transfer on transient failure (bsc#1011913).

- powerpc/xmon: Add xmon command to dump process/task similar to ps(1)
(fate#322020).

- sched/fair: Fix incorrect task group -& gt load_avg (bsc#981825).

- serial: 8250_pci: Detach low-level driver during PCI error recovery
(bsc#1013001).

- target: fix tcm_rbd_gen_it_nexus for emulated XCOPY state (bsc#1003606).

- x86/PCI: VMD: Synchronize with RCU freeing MSI IRQ descs (bsc#1006827).

Affected Software/OS:
Linux Kernel on openSUSE Leap 42.2

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9576
BugTraq ID: 94821
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94821
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/19
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0817
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1842
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2077
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2669
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3146 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00062.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3188 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00072.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3203 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00075.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3217 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00081.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3248 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00088.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3252 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00091.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:3085 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00040.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:3086 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00041.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:3118 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00057.html
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