QID 750005

Date Published: 2021-05-17

QID 750005: SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1595-1)

SUSE has released a security update for Linux Kernel.

Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

Successful exploitation allows attackers to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest package which contains the patch. To install this SUSE Security, Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product. To install packages using the command line interface, use command "yum update". Refer to Suse security advisory: SUSE-SU-2021:1595-1 to address this issue and obtain further details.
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    SUSE-SU-2021:1595-1 SUSE Enterprise Linux URL Logo lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2021-May/008769.html