Security update for the Linux Kernel
Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2018:0131-1 |
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Rating: | important |
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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:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
zypper in -t patch sdksp4-kernel-20180111-13421=1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
zypper in -t patch slessp4-kernel-20180111-13421=1
Package List:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (noarch)
- kernel-docs-3.0.101-108.24.3
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (nosrc s390x)
- kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.24.1
- kernel-default-3.0.101-108.24.1
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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