SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0866-1 Rating: important References: #1027565 #1028372 #1030573 Cross-References: CVE-2017-2636 CVE-2017-7184 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available. Description: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to fix the following security bugs: - CVE-2017-7184: The Linux kernel allowed local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2017 (bnc#1030573, bnc#1028372). - CVE-2017-2636: Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by setting the HDLC line discipline (bnc#1027565). 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 for SAP 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2017-486=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-486=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2017-486=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (noarch): kernel-devel-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-macros-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-source-3.12.61-52.69.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (x86_64): kernel-default-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-default-base-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-default-devel-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-syms-3.12.61-52.69.1 kernel-xen-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-xen-base-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-xen-devel-3.12.61-52.69.2 kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-default-1-2.3 kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-xen-1-2.3 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64): kernel-default-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-default-base-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-default-devel-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-syms-3.12.61-52.69.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64): kernel-xen-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-xen-base-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-xen-devel-3.12.61-52.69.2 kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-default-1-2.3 kgraft-patch-3_12_61-52_69-xen-1-2.3 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (noarch): kernel-devel-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-macros-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-source-3.12.61-52.69.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (s390x): kernel-default-man-3.12.61-52.69.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 (x86_64): kernel-ec2-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-ec2-devel-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-ec2-extra-3.12.61-52.69.2 kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo-3.12.61-52.69.2 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2636.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7184.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1027565 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1028372 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030573 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org