Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:3188-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-9576 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9576 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9794 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9794 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9794 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Public Cloud Module 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP 2 kernel was updated to fix two security issues.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  • CVE-2016-9576: A use-after-free vulnerability in the SCSI generic driver allows users with write access to /dev/sg or /dev/bsg to elevate their privileges (bsc#1013604).
  • CVE-2016-9794: A use-after-free vulnerability in the ALSA pcm layer allowed local users to cause a denial of service, memory corruption or possibly even to elevate their privileges (bsc#1013533).

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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 Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-BSK-12-SP1-2016-1845=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1845=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2016-1845=1
  • Public Cloud Module 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2016-1845=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1845=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1845=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1845=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2016-1845=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP1 (nosrc s390x)
    • kernel-zfcpdump-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP1 (s390x)
    • kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-default-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-syms-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-extra-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • kernel-source-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-devel-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-macros-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 (x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-3_12_67-60_64_24-default-1-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-3_12_67-60_64_24-xen-1-2.1
  • Public Cloud Module 12 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • Public Cloud Module 12 (x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-ec2-extra-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • kernel-docs-3.12.67-60.64.24.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-obs-build-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-obs-build-debugsource-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (nosrc ppc64le x86_64)
    • kernel-default-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kernel-syms-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • kernel-source-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-devel-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-macros-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-base-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (nosrc ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-default-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-syms-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • kernel-source-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-devel-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-macros-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (s390x)
    • kernel-default-man-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-base-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 (nosrc)
    • kernel-default-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-extra-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.67-60.64.24.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.67-60.64.24.1

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