CVE-2015-6937

This kernel update is based on upstream 4.1.15 longterm kernel and fixes the following security issues:

The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound (CVE-2015-6937).

The key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands (CVE-2015-7872).

The vivid_fb_ioctl function in drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-osd.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application (CVE-2015-7884).

The dgnc_mgmt_ioctl function in drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application (CVE-2015-7885).

Felix Wilhelm discovered a race condition in the Xen paravirtualized drivers which can cause double fetch vulnerabilities. An attacker in the paravirtualized guest could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash the host) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host (CVE-2015-8550 / XSA-155).

Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk discovered the Xen PCI backend driver does not perform sanity checks on the device's state. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference) on the host (CVE-2015-8551 / XSA-157).

Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk discovered the Xen PCI backend driver does not perform sanity checks on the device's state. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service by flooding the logging system with WARN() messages causing the initial domain to exhaust disk space (CVE-2015-8552 / XSA-157).

The ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the attributes of arbitrary overlay files via a crafted application (CVE-2015-8660).

For other fixes in this update, see the referenced changelogs.

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 4.1.15 longterm kernel and fixes the following security issues:

The virtnet_probe function in drivers/net/virtio_net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 attempts to support a FRAGLIST feature without proper memory allocation, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) via a crafted sequence of fragmented packets (CVE-2015-5156).

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c (CVE-2015-5307).

The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound (CVE-2015-6937).

The key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands (CVE-2015-7872).

The vivid_fb_ioctl function in drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-osd.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application (CVE-2015-7884).

The dgnc_mgmt_ioctl function in drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application (CVE-2015-7885).

Felix Wilhelm discovered a race condition in the Xen paravirtualized drivers which can cause double fetch vulnerabilities. An attacker in the paravirtualized guest could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash the host) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host (CVE-2015-8550 / XSA-155).

Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk discovered the Xen PCI backend driver does not perform sanity checks on the device's state. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference) on the host (CVE-2015-8551 / XSA-157).

Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk discovered the Xen PCI backend driver does not perform sanity checks on the device's state. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service by flooding the logging system with WARN() messages causing the initial domain to exhaust disk space (CVE-2015-8552 / XSA-157).

The ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the attributes of arbitrary overlay files via a crafted application (CVE-2015-8660).

For other fixes in this update, see the referenced changelogs.

This kernel-tmb update provides an upgrade to the upstream 4.1 longterm kernel series, currently based on 4.1.15 and resolves at least the following security issues:

It was found that the Linux kernel's keyring implementation would leak memory when adding a key to a keyring via the add_key() function. A local attacker could use this flaw to exhaust all available memory on the system. (CVE-2015-1333)

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel where the deletion of a file or directory could trigger an unmount and reveal data under a mount point. This flaw was inadvertently introduced with the new feature of being able to lazily unmount a mount tree when using file system user namespaces. (CVE-2015-4176)

A flaw was discovered in the kernel's collect_mounts function. If the kernel audit subsystem called collect_mounts to audit an unmounted path, it could panic the system. With this flaw, an unprivileged user could call umount (MNT_DETACH) to launch a denial-of-service attack. (CVE-2015-4177)

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel which is related to the user namespace lazily unmounting file systems. The fs_pin struct has two members (m_list and s_list) which are usually initialized on use in the pin_insert_group function. However, these members might go unmodified; in this case, the system panics when it attempts to destroy or free them. This flaw could be used to launch a denial-of-service attack. (CVE-2015-4178)

A DoS flaw was found for a Linux kernel built for the x86 architecture which had the KVM virtualization support(CONFIG_KVM) enabled. The kernel would be vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference flaw in Linux kernel's kvm_apic_has_events() function while doing an ioctl. An unprivileged user able to access the "/dev/kvm" device could use this flaw to crash the system kernel. (CVE-2015-4692)

A flaw was found in the kernel's implementation of the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF). A local attacker could craft BPF code to crash the system by creating a situation in which the JIT compiler would fail to correctly optimize the JIT image on the last pass. This would lead to the CPU executing instructions that were not part of the JIT code. (CVE-2015-4700)

The virtnet_probe function in drivers/net/virtio_net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 attempts to support a FRAGLIST feature without proper memory allocation, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) via a crafted sequence of fragmented packets. (CVE-2015-5156)

Moein Ghasemzadeh discovered that the USB WhiteHEAT serial driver contained hardcoded attributes about the USB devices. An attacker could construct a fake WhiteHEAT USB device that, when inserted, causes a denial of service (system crash) (CVE-2015-5257).

A guest to host DoS issue was found affecting various hypervisors. In that, a guest can DoS the host by triggering an infinite stream of "alignment check" (#AC) exceptions. This causes the microcode to enter an infinite loop where the core never receives another interrupt. The host kernel panics due to this effect (CVE-2015-5307).

The get_bitmap_file function in drivers/md/md.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 does not initialize a certain bitmap data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a GET_BITMAP_FILE ioctl call. (CVE-2015-5697)

Use-after-free vulnerability in the path_openat function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via O_TMPFILE filesystem operations that leverage a duplicate cleanup operation. (CVE-2015-5706)

It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the SCSIgeneric (sg) driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with writepermission to a SCSI generic device could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-5707)

The __rds_conn_create function in…

This kernel update provides an upgrade to the upstream 4.4 longterm kernel series, currently based on 4.4.13 and resolves at least the following security issues:

The Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it, related to net/unix/af_unix.c and net/unix/garbage.c (CVE-2013-4312).

drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device (CVE-2015-5257).

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c (CVE-2015-5307).

An out-of-bounds memory read was found, affecting kernels from 4.3-rc1 onwards. This vulnerability was caused by incorrect X.509 time validation in x509_decode_time() function in x509_cert_parser.c (CVE-2015-5327).

The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound (CVE-2015-6937).

The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semaphore, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that leverages a race condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls (CVE-2015-7550).

The slhc_init function in drivers/net/slip/slhc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 does not ensure that certain slot numbers are valid, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl call (CVE-2015-7799).

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c (CVE-2015-8104).

The networking implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3, as used in Android and other products, does not validate protocol identifiers for certain protocol families, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging CLONE_NEWUSER support to execute a crafted SOCK_RAW application (CVE-2015-8543).

An issue with ASN.1 DER decoder was reported that could lead to memory corruptions, possible privilege escalation, or complete local denial of service via x509 certificate DER files (CVE-2016-0758).

The evm_verify_hmac function in security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly copy data, which makes it easier for local users to forge MAC values via a timing side-channel attack (CVE-2016-2085).

The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading packet data (CVE-2016-2117).

The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted USB device without two interrupt-in endpoint descriptors (CVE-2016-3136).

drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a USB device without both an interrupt-in and an…

This kernel-linus update provides an upgrade to the upstream 4.4 longterm kernel series, currently based on 4.4.13 and resolves at least the following security issues:

The Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it, related to net/unix/af_unix.c and net/unix/garbage.c (CVE-2013-4312).

drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device (CVE-2015-5257).

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c (CVE-2015-5307).

An out-of-bounds memory read was found, affecting kernels from 4.3-rc1 onwards. This vulnerability was caused by incorrect X.509 time validation in x509_decode_time() function in x509_cert_parser.c (CVE-2015-5327).

The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound (CVE-2015-6937).

The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semaphore, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that leverages a race condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls (CVE-2015-7550).

The slhc_init function in drivers/net/slip/slhc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 does not ensure that certain slot numbers are valid, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl call (CVE-2015-7799).

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c (CVE-2015-8104).

The networking implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3, as used in Android and other products, does not validate protocol identifiers for certain protocol families, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging CLONE_NEWUSER support to execute a crafted SOCK_RAW application (CVE-2015-8543).

The evm_verify_hmac function in security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly copy data, which makes it easier for local users to forge MAC values via a timing side-channel attack (CVE-2016-2085).

The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading packet data (CVE-2016-2117).

The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted USB device without two interrupt-in endpoint descriptors (CVE-2016-3136).

drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a USB device without both an interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor, related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and cypress_open functions (CVE-2016-3137).

Linux kernel built with the Kernel-based Virtual Machine(CONFIG_KVM) with…

This kernel-tmb update provides an upgrade to the upstream 4.4 longterm kernel series, currently based on 4.4.13 and resolves at least the following security issues:

The Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it, related to net/unix/af_unix.c and net/unix/garbage.c (CVE-2013-4312).

drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device (CVE-2015-5257).

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c (CVE-2015-5307).

An out-of-bounds memory read was found, affecting kernels from 4.3-rc1 onwards. This vulnerability was caused by incorrect X.509 time validation in x509_decode_time() function in x509_cert_parser.c (CVE-2015-5327).

The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound (CVE-2015-6937).

The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semaphore, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that leverages a race condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls (CVE-2015-7550).

The slhc_init function in drivers/net/slip/slhc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 does not ensure that certain slot numbers are valid, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl call (CVE-2015-7799).

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c (CVE-2015-8104).

The networking implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3, as used in Android and other products, does not validate protocol identifiers for certain protocol families, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging CLONE_NEWUSER support to execute a crafted SOCK_RAW application (CVE-2015-8543).

An issue with ASN.1 DER decoder was reported that could lead to memory corruptions, possible privilege escalation, or complete local denial of service via x509 certificate DER files (CVE-2016-0758).

The evm_verify_hmac function in security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly copy data, which makes it easier for local users to forge MAC values via a timing side-channel attack (CVE-2016-2085).

The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading packet data (CVE-2016-2117).

The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted USB device without two interrupt-in endpoint descriptors (CVE-2016-3136).

drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a USB device without both an interrupt-in and an…

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to 3.12.48-52.27 to receive various security and bugfixes.

Following security bugs were fixed:

• CVE-2015-7613: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel IPC code that could lead to arbitrary code execution. The ipc_addid() function initialized a shared object that has unset uid/gid values. Since the fields are not initialized, the check can falsely succeed. (bsc#948536)
• CVE-2015-5156: When a guests KVM network devices is in a bridge configuration the kernel can create a situation in which packets are fragmented in an unexpected fashion. The GRO functionality can create a situation in which multiple SKB's are chained together in a single packets fraglist (by design). (bsc#940776)
• CVE-2015-5157: arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform mishandles IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI (bsc#938706).
• CVE-2015-6252: A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's vhost driver treated userspace provided log file descriptor when processing the VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl command. The file descriptor was never released and continued to consume kernel memory. A privileged local user with access to the /dev/vhost-net files could use this flaw to create a denial-of-service attack (bsc#942367).
• CVE-2015-5697: The get_bitmap_file function in drivers/md/md.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 does not initialize a certain bitmap data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a GET_BITMAP_FILE ioctl call. (bnc#939994)
• 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#945825)
• CVE-2015-5283: A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in SCTP implementation allowing a local user to cause system DoS. Creation of multiple sockets in parallel when system doesn't have SCTP module loaded can lead to kernel panic. (bsc#947155)

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

• ALSA: hda - Abort the probe without i915 binding for HSW/BDW (bsc#936556).
• Btrfs: Backport subvolume mount option handling (bsc#934962)
• Btrfs: Handle unaligned length in extent_same (bsc#937609).
• Btrfs: advertise which crc32c implementation is being used on mount (bsc#946057).
• Btrfs: allow mounting btrfs subvolumes with different ro/rw options.
• Btrfs: check if previous transaction aborted to avoid fs corruption (bnc#942509).
• Btrfs: clean up error handling in mount_subvol() (bsc#934962).
• Btrfs: cleanup orphans while looking up default subvolume (bsc#914818).
• Btrfs: do not update mtime/ctime on deduped inodes (bsc#937616).
• Btrfs: fail on mismatched subvol and subvolid mount options (bsc#934962).
• Btrfs: fix chunk allocation regression leading to transaction abort (bnc#938550).
• Btrfs: fix clone / extent-same deadlocks (bsc#937612).
• Btrfs: fix crash on close_ctree() if cleaner starts new transaction (bnc#938891).
• Btrfs: fix deadlock with extent-same and readpage (bsc#937612).
• Btrfs: fix file corruption after cloning inline extents (bnc#942512).
• Btrfs: fix file read corruption after extent cloning and fsync (bnc#946902).
• Btrfs: fix find_free_dev_extent() malfunction in case device tree has hole (bnc#938550).
• Btrfs: fix hang when failing to submit bio of directIO (bnc#942685).
• Btrfs: fix list transaction->pending_ordered corruption (bnc#938893).
• Btrfs: fix memory corruption on failure to submit bio for direct IO (bnc#942685).
• Btrfs: fix memory leak in the extent_same ioctl (bsc#937613).
• Btrfs: fix put dio bio twice when we submit dio bio fail (bnc#942685).
• Btrfs: fix race between balance and unused block group deletion (bnc#938892). -…

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

Following security bugs were fixed:

• CVE-2015-8104: Prevent guest to host DoS caused by infinite loop in microcode via #DB exception (bsc#954404).
• CVE-2015-5307: Prevent guest to host DoS caused by infinite loop in microcode via #AC exception (bsc#953527).
• CVE-2015-7990: RDS: Verify the underlying transport exists before creating a connection, preventing possible DoS (bsc#952384).
• CVE-2015-5157: arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel on the x86_64 platform mishandled IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might have allowed local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI (bsc#938706).
• CVE-2015-7872: Possible crash when trying to garbage collect an uninstantiated keyring (bsc#951440).
• CVE-2015-0272: Prevent remote DoS using IPv6 RA with bogus MTU by validating before applying it (bsc#944296).
• CVE-2015-6937: The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound (bsc#945825).
• CVE-2015-6252: The vhost_dev_ioctl function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl call that triggered permanent file-descriptor allocation (bsc#942367).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

• alsa: hda - Disable 64bit address for Creative HDA controllers (bsc#814440).
• btrfs: fix hang when failing to submit bio of directIO (bsc#942688).
• btrfs: fix memory corruption on failure to submit bio for direct IO (bsc#942688).
• btrfs: fix put dio bio twice when we submit dio bio fail (bsc#942688).
• dm sysfs: introduce ability to add writable attributes (bsc#904348).
• dm-snap: avoid deadock on s->lock when a read is split (bsc#939826).
• dm: do not start current request if it would have merged with the previous (bsc#904348).
• dm: impose configurable deadline for dm_request_fn merge heuristic (bsc#904348).
• drm/i915: (re)init HPD interrupt storm statistics (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Add HPD IRQ storm detection (v5) (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Add Reenable Timer to turn Hotplug Detection back on (v4) (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Add bit field to record which pins have received HPD events (v3) (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Add enum hpd_pin to intel_encoder (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Add messages useful for HPD storm detection debugging (v2) (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Avoid race of intel_crt_detect_hotplug() with HPD interrupt (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Convert HPD interrupts to make use of HPD pin assignment in encoders (v2) (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Disable HPD interrupt on pin when irq storm is detected (v3) (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Do not WARN nor handle unexpected hpd interrupts on gmch platforms (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Enable hotplug interrupts after querying hw capabilities (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Fix DDC probe for passive adapters (bsc#900610, fdo#85924).
• drm/i915: Fix hotplug interrupt enabling for SDVOC (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Fix up sdvo hpd pins for i965g/gm (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Get rid if the '^A' in struct drm_i915_private (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Make hpd arrays big enough to avoid out of bounds access (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Mask out the HPD irq bits before setting them individually (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Only print hotplug event message when hotplug bit is set (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Only reprobe display on encoder which has received an HPD event (v2) (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Queue reenable timer also when enable_hotplug_processing is false (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Remove i965_hpd_irq_setup (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Remove pch_rq_mask from struct drm_i915_private (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Remove valleyview_hpd_irq_setup (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Use an…

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

Following security bugs were fixed:

• CVE-2015-7509: Mounting ext4 filesystems in no-journal mode could hav lead to a system crash (bsc#956709).
• CVE-2015-7799: The slhc_init function in drivers/net/slip/slhc.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure that certain slot numbers are valid, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl call (bnc#949936).
• CVE-2015-8104: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c (bnc#954404).
• CVE-2015-5307: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c (bnc#953527).
• CVE-2015-7990: RDS: There was no verification that an underlying transport exists when creating a connection, causing usage of a NULL pointer (bsc#952384).
• CVE-2015-5157: arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel on the x86_64 platform mishandled IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might have allowed local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI (bnc#938706).
• CVE-2015-7872: The key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands (bnc#951440).
• CVE-2015-0272: Missing checks allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IPv6 traffic disruption) via a crafted MTU value in an IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8215 (bnc#944296).
• CVE-2015-6937: The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound (bnc#945825).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

• ALSA: hda - Disable 64bit address for Creative HDA controllers (bnc#814440).
• Driver: Vmxnet3: Fix ethtool -S to return correct rx queue stats (bsc#950750).
• Drivers: hv: do not do hypercalls when hypercall_page is NULL.
• Drivers: hv: kvp: move poll_channel() to hyperv_vmbus.h.
• Drivers: hv: util: move kvp/vss function declarations to hyperv_vmbus.h.
• Drivers: hv: vmbus: Get rid of some unused definitions.
• Drivers: hv: vmbus: Implement the protocol for tearing down vmbus state.
• Drivers: hv: vmbus: add special crash handler (bnc#930770).
• Drivers: hv: vmbus: add special kexec handler.
• Drivers: hv: vmbus: kill tasklets on module unload.
• Drivers: hv: vmbus: prefer '^A' notification chain to 'panic'.
• Drivers: hv: vmbus: remove hv_synic_free_cpu() call from hv_synic_cleanup().
• Drivers: hv: vmbus: unregister panic notifier on module unload.
• IB/srp: Avoid skipping srp_reset_host() after a transport error (bsc#904965).
• IB/srp: Fix a sporadic crash triggered by cable pulling (bsc#904965).
• KEYS: Fix race between key destruction and finding a keyring by name (bsc#951440).
• Make sure XPRT_CONNECTING gets cleared when needed (bsc#946309).
• NFSv4: Fix two infinite loops in the mount code (bsc#954628).
• PCI: Add VPD function 0 quirk for Intel Ethernet devices (bnc#943786).
• PCI: Add dev_flags bit to access VPD through function 0 (bnc#943786).
• PCI: Clear NumVFs when disabling SR-IOV in sriov_init() (bnc#952084).
• PCI: Refresh First VF Offset and VF Stride when updating NumVFs (bnc#952084).
• PCI: Update NumVFs register when disabling SR-IOV (bnc#952084).
• PCI: delay configuration of SRIOV capability (bnc#952084).
• PCI: set pci sriov page size before reading SRIOV BAR (bnc#952084).
• SCSI: hosts: update to use ida_simple for host_no (bsc#939926)
• SUNRPC refactor rpcauth_checkverf error returns…

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 Realtime kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

Following security bugs were fixed:

• CVE-2015-7509: Mounting a prepared ext2 filesystem as ext4 could lead to a local denial of service (crash) (bsc#956709).
• CVE-2015-7799: The slhc_init function in drivers/net/slip/slhc.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure that certain slot numbers are valid, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl call (bnc#949936).
• CVE-2015-8104: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c (bnc#954404).
• CVE-2015-5307: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c (bnc#953527).
• CVE-2015-7990: RDS: Verify the underlying transport exists before creating a connection, preventing possible DoS (bsc#952384).
• CVE-2015-5157: arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel on the x86_64 platform mishandled IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI (bnc#937969 937970 938706 939207).
• CVE-2015-7872: The key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands (bnc#951440).
• CVE-2015-8215: net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel did not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0272. NOTE: the scope of CVE-2015-0272 is limited to the NetworkManager product. (bnc#955354).
• CVE-2015-6937: The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound (bnc#945825).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

• af_xhci: avoid path quiesce of severed path in shutdown() (bnc#946214, LTC#131684).
• ahci: Add Device ID for Intel Sunrise Point PCH (bsc#953799).
• alsa: hda - Disable 64bit address for Creative HDA controllers (bnc#814440).
• blktap: also call blkif_disconnect() when frontend switched to closed (bsc#952976).
• blktap: refine mm tracking (bsc#952976).
• cachefiles: Avoid deadlocks with fs freezing (bsc#935123).
• dm: do not start current request if it would've merged with the previous (bsc#904348).
• dm: impose configurable deadline for dm_request_fn's merge heuristic (bsc#904348).
• dm-snap: avoid deadock on s->lock when a read is split (bsc#939826).
• dm sysfs: introduce ability to add writable attributes (bsc#904348).
• drivers: hv: do not do hypercalls when hypercall_page is NULL.
• drivers: hv: kvp: move poll_channel() to hyperv_vmbus.h.
• drivers: hv: util: move kvp/vss function declarations to hyperv_vmbus.h.
• drivers: hv: vmbus: add special crash handler (bnc#930770).
• drivers: hv: vmbus: add special kexec handler.
• drivers: hv: vmbus: Get rid of some unused definitions.
• drivers: hv: vmbus: Implement the protocol for tearing down vmbus state.
• drivers: hv: vmbus: kill tasklets on module unload.
• drivers: hv: vmbus: prefer 'die' notification chain to 'panic'.
• drivers: hv: vmbus: remove hv_synic_free_cpu() call from hv_synic_cleanup().
• drivers: hv: vmbus: unregister panic notifier on module unload.
• driver: Vmxnet3: Fix ethtool -S to…

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).

This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.48-52.27.1 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).

• CVE-2015-2925: The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allowed local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a 'double-chroot attack (bnc#951625).

Non-security bugfix were also done:

• xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#954005).
• simple fix in kallsyms initialization (bsc#940342 bsc#916225)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 Realtime kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

Following security bugs were fixed:

• CVE-2015-8104: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c (bnc#954404).
• CVE-2015-5307: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c (bnc#953527).
• CVE-2015-7990: RDS: Verify the underlying transport exists before creating a connection, preventing possible DoS (bsc#952384, CVE-2015-7990).
• CVE-2015-5157: arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel on the x86_64 platform mishandled IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI (bnc#937969 bnc#937970 bnc#938706 bnc#939207).
• CVE-2015-7872: The key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands (bnc#951440).
• CVE-2015-8215: net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel did not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0272. NOTE: the scope of CVE-2015-0272 is limited to the NetworkManager product. (bnc#955354).
• CVE-2015-6937: The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound (bnc#945825).
• CVE-2015-6252: The vhost_dev_ioctl function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl call that triggers permanent file-descriptor allocation (bnc#942367).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

• alsa: hda - Disable 64bit address for Creative HDA controllers (bnc#814440).
• btrfs: fix hang when failing to submit bio of directIO (bnc#942688).
• btrfs: fix memory corruption on failure to submit bio for direct IO (bnc#942688).
• btrfs: fix put dio bio twice when we submit dio bio fail (bnc#942688).
• dm: do not start current request if it would've merged with the previous (bsc#904348).
• dm: impose configurable deadline for dm_request_fn's merge heuristic (bsc#904348).
• dm-snap: avoid deadock on s->lock when a read is split (bsc#939826).
• dm sysfs: introduce ability to add writable attributes (bsc#904348).
• drm/i915: Add bit field to record which pins have received HPD events (v3) (bsc#942938).
• drm/I915: Add enum hpd_pin to intel_encoder (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: add hotplug activation period to hotplug update mask (bsc#953980).
• drm/i915: Add HPD IRQ storm detection (v5) (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Add messages useful for HPD storm detection debugging (v2) (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Add Reenable Timer to turn Hotplug Detection back on (v4) (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: assert_spin_locked for pipestat interrupt enable/disable (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Avoid race of intel_crt_detect_hotplug() with HPD interrupt (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Avoid race of intel_crt_detect_hotplug() with HPD interrupt, v2 (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: clear crt hotplug compare voltage field before setting (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: close tiny race in the ilk pcu even interrupt setup (bsc#942938).
• drm/i915: Convert HPD interrupts to make use of HPD pin assignment in encoders (v2) (bsc#942938). -…

This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.38-44.1 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).

• CVE-2015-2925: The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allowed local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a 'double-chroot attack (bnc#951625).

Non-security bugfix were also done:

• xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#954005).
• simple fix in kallsyms initialization (bsc#940342 bsc#916225)

This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.39-47.1 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).

• CVE-2015-2925: The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allowed local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a 'double-chroot attack (bnc#951625).

Non-security bugfix were also done:

• xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#954005).
• simple fix in kallsyms initialization (bsc#940342 bsc#916225)

This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.43-52.6.1 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).

• CVE-2015-2925: The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allowed local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a 'double-chroot attack (bnc#951625).

Non-security bugfix were also done:

• xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#954005).
• simple fix in kallsyms initialization (bsc#940342 bsc#916225)

This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.36-38.1 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).

• CVE-2015-2925: The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allowed local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a 'double-chroot attack (bnc#951625).

Non-security bugfix were also done:

• xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#954005).
• simple fix in kallsyms initialization (bsc#940342 bsc#916225)

This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.44-52.10.1 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).

• CVE-2015-2925: The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allowed local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a 'double-chroot attack (bnc#951625).

Non-security bugfix were also done:

• xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#954005).
• simple fix in kallsyms initialization (bsc#940342 bsc#916225)

This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.44-52.18.1 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).

• CVE-2015-2925: The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allowed local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a 'double-chroot attack (bnc#951625).

Non-security bugfix were also done:

• xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#954005).
• simple fix in kallsyms initialization (bsc#940342 bsc#916225)

This kernel live patch for Linux Kernel 3.12.32-33.1 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).

• CVE-2015-2925: The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allowed local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a 'double-chroot attack (bnc#951625).

Non-security bugfix were also done:

• xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#954005).
• simple fix in kallsyms initialization (bsc#940342 bsc#916225)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 kernel was updated to receive various security and bug fixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

• CVE-2016-4486: Fixed 4 byte information leak in net/core/rtnetlink.c (bsc#978822).
• CVE-2016-3134: The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not validate certain offset fields, which allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call (bnc#971126).
• CVE-2016-2847: fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel did not limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating many pipes with non-default sizes (bnc#970948).
• CVE-2016-2188: The iowarrior_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#970956).
• CVE-2016-3138: The acm_probe function in drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a USB device without both a control and a data endpoint descriptor (bnc#970911).
• CVE-2016-3137: drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a USB device without both an interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor, related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and cypress_open functions (bnc#970970).
• CVE-2016-3140: The digi_port_init function in drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#970892).
• CVE-2016-2186: The powermate_probe function in drivers/input/misc/powermate.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#970958).
• CVE-2016-2185: The ati_remote2_probe function in drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#971124).
• CVE-2016-3156: The IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel mishandles destruction of device objects, which allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS networking outage) by arranging for a large number of IP addresses (bnc#971360).
• CVE-2016-2184: The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or double free, and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#971125).
• CVE-2016-3139: The wacom_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#970909).
• CVE-2016-2143: The fork implementation in the Linux kernel on s390 platforms mishandled the case of four page-table levels, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, related to arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h and arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h (bnc#970504).
• CVE-2016-2782: The treo_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a (1)…

The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound.

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route advertisement with an invalid MTU that a user space daemon like NetworkManager would honor and apply to the kernel, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2015-0272)

It was discovered that virtio networking in the Linux kernel did not handle fragments correctly, leading to kernel memory corruption. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-5156)

It was discovered that the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) implementation in the Linux kernel did not verify sockets were properly bound before attempting to send a message, which could cause a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-6937)

Ben Hutchings discovered that the Advanced Union Filesystem (aufs) for the Linux kernel did not correctly handle references of memory mapped files from an aufs mount. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-7312)

It was discovered that virtio networking in the Linux kernel did not handle fragments correctly, leading to kernel memory corruption. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-5156)

Benjamin Randazzo discovered an information leak in the md (multiple device) driver when the bitmap_info.file is disabled. A local privileged attacker could use this to obtain sensitive information from the kernel. (CVE-2015-5697)

Marc-André Lureau discovered that the vhost driver did not properly release the userspace provided log file descriptor. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion). (CVE-2015-6252)

It was discovered that the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) implementation in the Linux kernel did not verify sockets were properly bound before attempting to send a message, which could cause a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-6937)

Ben Hutchings discovered that the Advanced Union Filesystem (aufs) for the Linux kernel did not correctly handle references of memory mapped files from an aufs mount. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-7312)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route advertisement with an invalid MTU that a user space daemon like NetworkManager would honor and apply to the kernel, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2015-0272)

It was discovered that virtio networking in the Linux kernel did not handle fragments correctly, leading to kernel memory corruption. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-5156)

It was discovered that the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) implementation in the Linux kernel did not verify sockets were properly bound before attempting to send a message, which could cause a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-6937)

Ben Hutchings discovered that the Advanced Union Filesystem (aufs) for the Linux kernel did not correctly handle references of memory mapped files from an aufs mount. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-7312)