SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2593-1 Rating: important References: #1001419 #1002165 #1004418 #904970 #907150 #920615 #920633 #930408 Cross-References: CVE-2016-5195 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 one vulnerability and has 7 fixes is now available. Description: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA LTSS kernel was updated to fix two issues. This security bug was fixed: - CVE-2016-5195: Local privilege escalation using MAP_PRIVATE. It is reportedly exploited in the wild (bsc#1004418). This non-security bug was fixed: - sched/core: Fix a race between try_to_wake_up() and a woken up task (bsc#1002165, bsc#1001419). 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-12-2016-1524=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-1524=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2016-1524=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (noarch): kernel-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-macros-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-source-3.12.60-52.57.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (x86_64): kernel-default-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-default-base-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-default-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-syms-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-base-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-default-1-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-xen-1-2.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64): kernel-default-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-default-base-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-default-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-syms-3.12.60-52.57.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (noarch): kernel-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-macros-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-source-3.12.60-52.57.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64): kernel-xen-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-base-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-xen-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-default-1-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-xen-1-2.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (s390x): kernel-default-man-3.12.60-52.57.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 (x86_64): kernel-ec2-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-ec2-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-ec2-extra-3.12.60-52.57.1 kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5195.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1001419 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1002165 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1004418 https://bugzilla.suse.com/904970 https://bugzilla.suse.com/907150 https://bugzilla.suse.com/920615 https://bugzilla.suse.com/920633 https://bugzilla.suse.com/930408 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org