SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1709-1 Rating: important References: #971770 #972124 #981143 #983394 #986362 Cross-References: CVE-2016-4998 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has four fixes is now available. Description: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to receive critical security and bugfixes. Security issue fixed: - CVE-2016-4997: A buffer overflow in 32bit compat_setsockopt iptables handling could lead to a local privilege escalation. (bsc#986362) The following non-security bugs were fixed: - KVM: x86: expose invariant tsc cpuid bit (v2) (bsc#971770). - block: do not check request size in blk_cloned_rq_check_limits() (bsc#972124). - rbd: handle OBJ_REQUEST_SG types for copyup (bsc#983394). - target/rbd: do not put snap_context twice (bsc#981143). - target/rbd: remove caw_mutex usage (bsc#981143). 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 Workstation Extension 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2016-1012=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1012=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1012=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2016-1012=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2016-1012=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1012=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1 (x86_64): kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-extra-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): kernel-obs-build-3.12.59-60.45.3 kernel-obs-build-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.3 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (noarch): kernel-docs-3.12.59-60.45.4 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): kernel-default-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-base-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-devel-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-syms-3.12.59-60.45.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (x86_64): kernel-xen-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-xen-base-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-xen-devel-3.12.59-60.45.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (noarch): kernel-devel-3.12.59-60.45.1 kernel-macros-3.12.59-60.45.1 kernel-source-3.12.59-60.45.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (s390x): kernel-default-man-3.12.59-60.45.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 (x86_64): kernel-ec2-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-ec2-devel-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-ec2-extra-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_59-60_45-default-1-2.3 kgraft-patch-3_12_59-60_45-xen-1-2.3 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (noarch): kernel-devel-3.12.59-60.45.1 kernel-macros-3.12.59-60.45.1 kernel-source-3.12.59-60.45.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64): kernel-default-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-devel-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-extra-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-syms-3.12.59-60.45.1 kernel-xen-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.2 kernel-xen-devel-3.12.59-60.45.2 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4998.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/971770 https://bugzilla.suse.com/972124 https://bugzilla.suse.com/981143 https://bugzilla.suse.com/983394 https://bugzilla.suse.com/986362 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org