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