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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3032
SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel
8 October 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: linux kernel
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-17182
Reference: ESB-2018.3020
ESB-2018.3010
ESB-2018.2981
ESB-2018.2958
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183032-1.html
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3032-1
Rating: important
References: #1108399
Cross-References: CVE-2018-17182
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 LTSS kernel was updated to receive a
security fix.
The following security bug was fixed:
- CVE-2018-17182: The vmacache_flush_all function in mm/vmacache.c
mishandled sequence number overflows. An attacker can trigger a
use-after-free (and possibly gain privileges) via certain thread
creation, map, unmap, invalidation, and dereference operations
(bnc#1108399).
Special Instructions and Notes:
Please reboot the system after installing this update.
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2163=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2018-2163=1
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
kernel-default-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-default-base-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-default-devel-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-syms-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (noarch):
kernel-devel-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-macros-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-source-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (x86_64):
kernel-xen-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-xen-base-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-xen-devel-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_107-default-1-2.3.1
kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_107-xen-1-2.3.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (s390x):
kernel-default-man-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 (x86_64):
kernel-ec2-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-ec2-devel-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-ec2-extra-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo-3.12.74-60.64.107.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17182.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1108399
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