Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 15 for SLE 12 SP2)
Details
This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.90-92_50 fixes one issue.
The following security issue was fixed:
CVE-2017-17712: The raw_sendmsg() function had a race condition that lead to uninitialized stack pointer usage. This allowed a local user to execute code and gain privileges (bsc#1073230).