Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 9 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)
Description:
This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-24_46 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2020-29368: Fixed an issue in copy-on-write implementation which could have granted unintended write access because of a race condition in a THP mapcount check (bsc#1179664). - CVE-2021-3347: Fixed a use-after-free in the PI futexes during fault handling, allowing local users to execute code in the kernel (bsc#1181553).
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2