SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux Kernel ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0837-1 Rating: important References: #880892 Cross-References: CVE-2014-3153 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It includes one version update. Description: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 LTSS kernel was updated to fix a critical security issue: * CVE-2014-3153: The futex acquisition code in kernel/futex.c can be used to gain ring0 access via the futex syscall. This could be used for privilege escalation by non-root users. (bnc#880892) Security Issue reference: * CVE-2014-3153 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3153 Indications: Everyone using the Linux Kernel on x86_64 architecture should update. Special Instructions and Notes: Please reboot the system after installing this update. 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 11 SP2 LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp2-kernel-9401 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (x86_64) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-default-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-ec2-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-source-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-syms-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-trace-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-xen-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 xen-kmp-default-4.1.6_06_3.0.101_0.7.21-0.5.16 xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_06_3.0.101_0.7.21-0.5.16 - SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (i586 s390x x86_64): ext4-writeable-kmp-default-0_3.0.101_0.7.21-0.14.103 ext4-writeable-kmp-trace-0_3.0.101_0.7.21-0.14.103 kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 - SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (i586 x86_64): ext4-writeable-kmp-xen-0_3.0.101_0.7.21-0.14.103 kernel-xen-extra-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 - SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (i586): ext4-writeable-kmp-pae-0_3.0.101_0.7.21-0.14.103 kernel-pae-extra-3.0.101-0.7.21.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3153.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/880892 http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=57e8ca903c0e219b4a246341a1dc... http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=61e1a2a73687bac3fafca164f96d... http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=8a436d368e8568ba2e588b5dcdbf... http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=9f300f6a58020c0e115d462d377a... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org