[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2017:3225-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel
SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:3225-1 Rating: important References: #1069496 #1069702 #1070805 Cross-References: CVE-2017-1000405 CVE-2017-16939 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 SUSE Container as a Service Platform ALL ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available. Description: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-1000405: A bug in the THP CoW support could be used by local attackers to corrupt memory of other processes and cause them to crash (bnc#1069496). - CVE-2017-16939: The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages (bnc#1069702). The following non-security bugs were fixed: Fix a build issue on ppc64le systems (bsc#1070805) 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-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2017-2006=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2017-2006=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-2006=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP3-2017-2006=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP3-2017-2006=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2017-2006=1 - SUSE Container as a Service Platform ALL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-CAASP-ALL-2017-2006=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3 (x86_64): kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-extra-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): kernel-obs-build-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-obs-build-debugsource-4.4.92-6.30.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (noarch): kernel-docs-4.4.92-6.30.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): kernel-default-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-base-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-devel-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-syms-4.4.92-6.30.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (noarch): kernel-devel-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-macros-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-source-4.4.92-6.30.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (s390x): kernel-default-man-4.4.92-6.30.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3 (ppc64le x86_64): kgraft-patch-4_4_92-6_30-default-1-6.1 kgraft-patch-4_4_92-6_30-default-debuginfo-1-6.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): cluster-md-kmp-default-4.4.92-6.30.1 cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 dlm-kmp-default-4.4.92-6.30.1 dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 gfs2-kmp-default-4.4.92-6.30.1 gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.92-6.30.1 ocfs2-kmp-default-4.4.92-6.30.1 ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (noarch): kernel-devel-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-macros-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-source-4.4.92-6.30.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (x86_64): kernel-default-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-devel-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-extra-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-syms-4.4.92-6.30.1 - SUSE Container as a Service Platform ALL (x86_64): kernel-default-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.92-6.30.1 kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.92-6.30.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000405.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16939.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069496 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069702 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1070805 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org
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