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).