SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0837-2 Rating: important References: #880892 Cross-References: CVE-2014-3153 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It includes one version update. Description: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 LTSS kernel was updated to fix a critical security issue: * CVE-2014-3153: The futex acquisition code in kernel/futex.c can be used to gain ring0 access via the futex syscall. This could be used for privilege escalation by non-root users. (bnc#880892) Security Issue reference: * CVE-2014-3153 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3153 Indications: Everyone using the Linux Kernel on s390x architecture should update. Special Instructions and Notes: Please reboot the system after installing this update. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp2-kernel-9394 slessp2-kernel-9396 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 s390x) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-default-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-source-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-syms-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-trace-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (s390x) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-default-man-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-ec2-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-pae-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-xen-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 xen-kmp-default-4.1.6_06_3.0.101_0.7.21-0.5.16 xen-kmp-pae-4.1.6_06_3.0.101_0.7.21-0.5.16 xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_06_3.0.101_0.7.21-0.5.16 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3153.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/880892 http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=ae793a34e7393acb565c7a3c4a4f... http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=b4fdb0d3ad801ad88765f88da919... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org