Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 11 for SLE 12 SP3)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2271-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-3665 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2018-3665 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability and has two security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.126-94_22 fixes several issues.

The following security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2018-3665: System software utilizing Lazy FP state restore technique on systems using Intel Core-based microprocessors may potentially have allowed a local process to infer data from another process via a speculative execution side channel (bsc#1090338, bsc#1096740).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Live Patching 12-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP3-2018-1525=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_126-94_22-default-debuginfo-4-2.5
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_126-94_22-default-4-2.5

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