Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0131-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5753 ( SUSE ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5753 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5753 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5753 ( 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 Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

This update is only provided as a fix update for IBM Z platform.

  • CVE-2017-5753 / "Spectre Attack": IBM Z fixes were included but not enabled in the previous update. This update enables those fixes.
  • CVE-2017-5715 / "Spectre Attack": IBM Z fixes were already included in the previous update. A bugfix for the patches has been applied on top.
  • CVE-2017-5754: The IBM Z architecture is not affected by the "Meltdown" attack.

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 Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-kernel-20180111-13421=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-kernel-20180111-13421=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (noarch)
    • kernel-docs-3.0.101-108.24.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (nosrc s390x)
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.24.1
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-108.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x)
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.24.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.24.1
    • kernel-default-man-3.0.101-108.24.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.24.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.24.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.24.1
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-108.24.1

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