SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0912-1 Rating: important References: #1027565 Cross-References: CVE-2017-2636 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to fix the following security bug: CVE-2017-2636: A race condition in the n_hdlc tty Linux kernel driver (drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c) could have been exploited to gain a local privilege escalation (bnc#1027565) 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 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch sdksp4-kernel-13047=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-kernel-13047=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA: zypper in -t patch slexsp3-kernel-13047=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-kernel-13047=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (noarch): kernel-docs-3.0.101-97.3 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-default-base-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-source-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-syms-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-trace-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): kernel-ec2-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-xen-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (s390x): kernel-default-man-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64): kernel-bigmem-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-bigmem-base-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-bigmem-devel-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-ppc64-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-ppc64-base-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-ppc64-devel-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586): kernel-pae-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586 x86_64): kernel-xen-extra-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (x86_64): kernel-trace-extra-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (ppc64): kernel-ppc64-extra-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586): kernel-pae-extra-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-default-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-trace-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-trace-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-xen-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ppc64): kernel-bigmem-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-bigmem-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-ppc64-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-ppc64-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586): kernel-pae-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-pae-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1 kernel-pae-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2636.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1027565 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org