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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.3099 Security update for the Linux Kernel 12 October 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: linux kerenel Publisher: SUSE Operating System: SUSE Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-17182 Reference: ESB-2018.3032 Original Bulletin: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183100-1.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3100-1 Rating: important References: #1108399 #1109967 Cross-References: CVE-2018-17182 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 solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. Description: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-17182: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 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). The following non-security bugs were fixed: - x86/fpu: Do not do __thread_fpu_end() if use_eager_fpu() (bnc#1109967). 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 Software Development Kit 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch sdksp4-kernel-20181003-13812=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-kernel-20181003-13812=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA: zypper in -t patch slexsp3-kernel-20181003-13812=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-kernel-20181003-13812=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (noarch): kernel-docs-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-source-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64): kernel-bigmem-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-bigmem-base-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-bigmem-devel-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-ppc64-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-ppc64-base-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-ppc64-devel-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (s390x): kernel-default-man-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586): kernel-pae-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586 x86_64): kernel-xen-extra-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (x86_64): kernel-trace-extra-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (ppc64): kernel-ppc64-extra-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586): kernel-pae-extra-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-default-debugsource-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-trace-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-trace-debugsource-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-xen-debugsource-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ppc64): kernel-bigmem-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-bigmem-debugsource-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-ppc64-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-ppc64-debugsource-3.0.101-108.77.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586): kernel-pae-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-pae-debugsource-3.0.101-108.77.1 kernel-pae-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.77.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17182.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1108399 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1109967 _______________________________________________ - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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