SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0113-1 Rating: important References: #1068032 Cross-References: CVE-2017-5715 CVE-2017-5753 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.
This update is only provided as a fix update for IBM Z platform.
- CVE-2017-5753 / "Spectre Attack": IBM Z fixes were included but not enabled in the previous update. This update enables those fixes. - CVE-2017-5715 / "Spectre Attack": IBM Z fixes were already included in the previous update. A bugfix for the patches has been applied on top. - CVE-2017-5754: The IBM Z architecture is not affected by the "Meltdown" attack.
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 Software Development Kit 12-SP3:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-80=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-80=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP3-2018-80=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (noarch):
kernel-docs-4.4.103-94.6.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (s390x):
kernel-obs-build-4.4.103-94.6.3 kernel-obs-build-debugsource-4.4.103-94.6.3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (noarch):
kernel-devel-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-macros-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-source-4.4.103-94.6.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (s390x):
kernel-default-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-default-base-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-default-devel-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-default-man-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-syms-4.4.103-94.6.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 (s390x):
cluster-md-kmp-default-4.4.103-94.6.1 cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-94.6.1 dlm-kmp-default-4.4.103-94.6.1 dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-94.6.1 gfs2-kmp-default-4.4.103-94.6.1 gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-94.6.1 kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.103-94.6.1 ocfs2-kmp-default-4.4.103-94.6.1 ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-94.6.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5753.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068032