Security update for Linux kernel
SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux kernel
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 kernel was
updated to 3.0.101 and also includes various other bug and
security fixes.
A new feature was added:
* supported.conf: marked net/netfilter/xt_set as
supported (bnc#851066)(fate#313309)
The following security bugs have been fixed:
*
CVE-2013-4587: Array index error in the
kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in
the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows
local users to gain privileges via a large id value.
(bnc#853050)
*
CVE-2013-6368: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel
through 3.12.5 allows local users to gain privileges or
cause a denial of service (system crash) via a VAPIC
synchronization operation involving a page-end address.
(bnc#853052)
*
CVE-2013-6367: The apic_get_tmcct function in
arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux
kernel through 3.12.5 allows guest OS users to cause a
denial of service (divide-by-zero error and host OS crash)
via crafted modifications of the TMICT value. (bnc#853051)
*
CVE-2013-4592: Memory leak in the
__kvm_set_memory_region function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in
the Linux kernel before 3.9 allows local users to cause a
denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging
certain device access to trigger movement of memory slots.
(bnc#851101)
*
CVE-2013-6378: The lbs_debugfs_write function in
drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c in the Linux kernel
through 3.12.1 allows local users to cause a denial of
service (OOPS) by leveraging root privileges for a
zero-length write operation. (bnc#852559)
*
CVE-2013-4514: Multiple buffer overflows in
drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_priv.c in the Linux kernel
before 3.12 allow local users to cause a denial of service
or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the
CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing a long station-name
string, related to the (1) wvlan_uil_put_info and (2)
wvlan_set_station_nickname functions. (bnc#849029)
*
CVE-2013-4515: The bcm_char_ioctl function in
drivers/staging/bcm/Bcmchar.c in the Linux kernel before
3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which
allows local users to obtain sensitive information from
kernel memory via an IOCTL_BCM_GET_DEVICE_DRIVER_INFO ioctl
call. (bnc#849034)
*
CVE-2013-7027: The ieee80211_radiotap_iterator_init
function in net/wireless/radiotap.c in the Linux kernel
before 3.11.7 does not check whether a frame contains any
data outside of the header, which might allow attackers to
cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted
header. (bnc#854634)
*
CVE-2013-4483: The ipc_rcu_putref function in
ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not
properly manage a reference count, which allows local users
to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system
crash) via a crafted application. (bnc#848321)
*
CVE-2013-4511: Multiple integer overflows in Alchemy
LCD frame-buffer drivers in the Linux kernel before 3.12
allow local users to create a read-write memory mapping for
the entirety of kernel memory, and consequently gain
privileges, via crafted mmap operations, related to the (1)
au1100fb_fb_mmap function in drivers/video/au1100fb.c and
the (2) au1200fb_fb_mmap function in
drivers/video/au1200fb.c. (bnc#849021)
*
CVE-2013-6380: The aac_send_raw_srb function in
drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel through
3.12.1 does not properly validate a certain size value,
which allows local users to cause a denial of service
(invalid pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified
other impact via an FSACTL_SEND_RAW_SRB ioctl call that
triggers a crafted SRB command. (bnc#852373)
*
CVE-2013-6463: Linux kernel built with the networking
support(CONFIG_NET) is vulnerable to an information leakage
flaw in the socket layer. It could occur while doing
recvmsg(2), recvfrom(2) socket calls. It occurs due to
improperly initialised msg_name & msg_namelen message
header parameters. (bnc#854722)
*
CVE-2013-6383: The aac_compat_ioctl function in
drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c in the Linux kernel before
3.11.8 does not require the CAP_SYS_RAWIO capability, which
allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions
via a crafted ioctl call. (bnc#852558)
*
CVE-2013-4345: Off-by-one error in the get_prng_bytes
function in crypto/ansi_cprng.c in the Linux kernel through
3.11.4 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to
defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via multiple
requests for small amounts of data, leading to improper
management of the state of the consumed data. (bnc#840226)
Also the following non-security bugs have been fixed:
* kabi: protect bind_conflict callback in struct
inet_connection_sock_af_ops (bnc#823618).
* printk: forcibly flush nmi ringbuffer if oops is in
progress (bnc#849675).
* blktrace: Send BLK_TN_PROCESS events to all running
traces (bnc#838623).
* x86/dumpstack: Fix printk_address for direct
addresses (bnc#845621).
* futex: fix handling of read-only-mapped hugepages (VM
Functionality).
* random: fix accounting race condition with lockless
irq entropy_count update (bnc#789359).
* Provide realtime priority kthread and workqueue boot
options (bnc#836718).
* sched: Fix several races in CFS_BANDWIDTH
(bnc#848336).
* sched: Fix cfs_bandwidth misuse of
hrtimer_expires_remaining (bnc#848336).
* sched: Fix hrtimer_cancel()/rq->lock deadlock
(bnc#848336).
* sched: Fix race on toggling cfs_bandwidth_used
(bnc#848336).
* sched: Fix buglet in return_cfs_rq_runtime().
* sched: Guarantee new group-entities always have
weight (bnc#848336).
* sched: Use jump labels to reduce overhead when
bandwidth control is inactive (bnc#848336).
*
watchdog: Get rid of MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV statements
(bnc#827767).
*
tcp: bind() fix autoselection to share ports
(bnc#823618).
* tcp: bind() use stronger condition for bind_conflict
(bnc#823618).
* tcp: ipv6: bind() use stronger condition for
bind_conflict (bnc#823618).
* macvlan: disable LRO on lower device instead of
macvlan (bnc#846984).
* macvlan: introduce IFF_MACVLAN flag and helper
function (bnc#846984).
* macvlan: introduce macvlan_dev_real_dev() helper
function (bnc#846984).
* xen: netback: bump tx queue length (bnc#849404).
* xen: xen_spin_kick fixed crash/lock release
(bnc#807434)(bnc#848652).
* xen: fixed USB passthrough issue (bnc#852624).
* netxen: fix off by one bug in
netxen_release_tx_buffer() (bnc#845729).
* xfrm: invalidate dst on policy insertion/deletion
(bnc#842239).
*
xfrm: prevent ipcomp scratch buffer race condition
(bnc#842239).
*
crypto: Fix aes-xts parameter corruption (bnc#854546,
LTC#100718).
*
crypto: gf128mul - fix call to memset() (obvious fix).
*
autofs4: autofs4_wait() vs. autofs4_catatonic_mode()
race (bnc#851314).
* autofs4: catatonic_mode vs. notify_daemon race
(bnc#851314).
* autofs4: close the races around
autofs4_notify_daemon() (bnc#851314).
* autofs4: deal with autofs4_write/autofs4_write races
(bnc#851314).
* autofs4 - dont clear DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT on
rootless mount (bnc#851314).
* autofs4 - fix deal with autofs4_write races
(bnc#851314).
*
autofs4 - use simple_empty() for empty directory
check (bnc#851314).
*
blkdev_max_block: make private to fs/buffer.c
(bnc#820338).
*
Avoid softlockup in shrink_dcache_for_umount_subtree
(bnc#834473).
*
dlm: set zero linger time on sctp socket (bnc#787843).
* SUNRPC: Fix a data corruption issue when
retransmitting RPC calls (bnc#855037)
* nfs: Change NFSv4 to not recover locks after they are
lost (bnc#828236).
*
nfs: Adapt readdirplus to application usage patterns
(bnc#834708).
*
xfs: Account log unmount transaction correctly
(bnc#849950).
* xfs: improve ioend error handling (bnc#846036).
* xfs: reduce ioend latency (bnc#846036).
* xfs: use per-filesystem I/O completion workqueues
(bnc#846036).
*
xfs: Hide additional entries in struct xfs_mount
(bnc#846036 bnc#848544).
*
vfs: avoid "attempt to access beyond end of device"
warnings (bnc#820338).
*
vfs: fix O_DIRECT read past end of block device
(bnc#820338).
*
cifs: Improve performance of browsing directories
with several files (bnc#810323).
*
cifs: Ensure cifs directories do not show up as files
(bnc#826602).
*
sd: avoid deadlocks when running under multipath
(bnc#818545).
* sd: fix crash when UA received on DIF enabled device
(bnc#841445).
*
sg: fix blk_get_queue usage (bnc#834808).
*
block: factor out vector mergeable decision to a
helper function (bnc#769644).
*
block: modify __bio_add_page check to accept pages
that do not start a new segment (bnc#769644).
*
dm-multipath: abort all requests when failing a path
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Add "eh_deadline" to limit SCSI EH runtime
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Allow error handling timeout to be specified
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Fixup compilation warning (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Retry failfast commands after EH (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Warn on invalid command completion (bnc#798050).
* scsi: kABI fixes (bnc#798050).
* scsi: remove check for "resetting" (bnc#798050).
* advansys: Remove "last_reset" references (bnc#798050).
* cleanup setting task state in scsi_error_handler()
(bnc#798050).
* dc395: Move "last_reset" into internal host structure
(bnc#798050).
* dpt_i2o: Remove DPTI_STATE_IOCTL (bnc#798050).
* dpt_i2o: return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY when in reset
(bnc#798050).
*
tmscsim: Move "last_reset" into host structure
(bnc#798050).
*
scsi_dh: invoke callback if ->activate is not present
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh: return individual errors in
scsi_dh_activate() (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Decode EMC Clariion extended inquiry
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Decode HP EVA array identifier
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Evaluate state for all port groups
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Fix missing close brace in
alua_check_sense (bnc#843642).
* scsi_dh_alua: Make stpg synchronous (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Pass buffer as function argument
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Re-evaluate port group states after
STPG (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Recheck state on transitioning
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Rework rtpg workqueue (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Use separate alua_port_group structure
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Allow get_alua_data() to return NULL
(bnc#839407).
* scsi_dh_alua: asynchronous RTPG (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: correctly terminate target port strings
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: defer I/O while workqueue item is
pending (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Do not attach to RAID or enclosure
devices (bnc#819979).
* scsi_dh_alua: Do not attach to well-known LUNs
(bnc#821980).
* scsi_dh_alua: fine-grained locking in
alua_rtpg_work() (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: invalid state information for
"optimized" paths (bnc#843445).
* scsi_dh_alua: move RTPG to workqueue (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: move "expiry" into PG structure
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: move some sense code handling into
generic code (bnc#813245).
* scsi_dh_alua: multipath failover fails with error 15
(bnc#825696).
* scsi_dh_alua: parse target device id (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: protect accesses to struct
alua_port_group (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: put sense buffer on stack (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: reattaching device handler fails with
"Error 15" (bnc#843429).
* scsi_dh_alua: remove locking when checking state
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: remove stale variable (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: retry RTPG on UNIT ATTENTION
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: retry command on "mode parameter
changed" sense code (bnc#843645).
* scsi_dh_alua: simplify alua_check_sense()
(bnc#843642).
* scsi_dh_alua: simplify state update (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: use delayed_work (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: use flag for RTPG extended header
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: use local buffer for VPD inquiry
(bnc#708296).
*
scsi_dh_alua: use spin_lock_irqsave for port group
(bnc#708296).
*
lpfc: Do not free original IOCB whenever ABTS fails
(bnc#806988).
* lpfc: Fix kernel warning on spinlock usage
(bnc#806988).
*
lpfc: Fixed system panic due to midlayer abort
(bnc#806988).
*
qla2xxx: Add module parameter to override the default
request queue size (bnc#826756).
*
qla2xxx: Module parameter "ql2xasynclogin"
(bnc#825896).
*
bna: do not register ndo_set_rx_mode callback
(bnc#847261).
* hv: handle more than just WS2008 in KVP negotiation
(bnc#850640).
*
drm: do not add inferred modes for monitors that do
not support them (bnc#849809).
*
pci/quirks: Modify reset method for Chelsio T4
(bnc#831168).
* pci: fix truncation of resource size to 32 bits
(bnc#843419).
* pci: pciehp: Retrieve link speed after link is
trained (bnc#820102).
* pci: Separate pci_bus_read_dev_vendor_id from
pci_scan_device (bnc#820102).
* pci: pciehp: replace unconditional sleep with config
space access check (bnc#820102).
* pci: pciehp: make check_link_active more helpful
(bnc#820102).
* pci: pciehp: Add pcie_wait_link_not_active()
(bnc#820102).
* pci: pciehp: Add Disable/enable link functions
(bnc#820102).
*
pci: pciehp: Disable/enable link during slot power
off/on (bnc#820102).
*
mlx4: allocate just enough pages instead of always 4
pages (bnc#835186 bnc#835074).
* mlx4: allow order-0 memory allocations in RX path
(bnc#835186 bnc#835074).
* net/mlx4: use one page fragment per incoming frame
(bnc#835186 bnc#835074).
*
qeth: request length checking in snmp ioctl
(bnc#849848, LTC#99511).
*
cio: add message for timeouts on internal I/O
(bnc#837739,LTC#97047).
* s390/cio: dont abort verification after missing irq
(bnc#837739,LTC#97047).
* s390/cio: skip broken paths (bnc#837739,LTC#97047).
* s390/cio: export vpm via sysfs (bnc#837739,LTC#97047).
* s390/cio: handle unknown pgroup state
(bnc#837739,LTC#97047).
Security Issue references:
* CVE-2013-4345
>
* CVE-2013-4483
>
* CVE-2013-4511
>
* CVE-2013-4514
>
* CVE-2013-4515
>
* CVE-2013-4587
>
* CVE-2013-4592
>
* CVE-2013-6367
>
* CVE-2013-6368
>
* CVE-2013-6378
>
* CVE-2013-6380
>
* CVE-2013-6383
>
* CVE-2013-6463
>
* CVE-2013-7027
>
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:0140-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #708296 #769644 #787843 #789359 #798050 #806988 #807434 #810323 #813245 #818545 #819979 #820102 #820338 #821980 #823618 #825696 #825896 #826602 #826756 #827767 #828236 #831168 #834473 #834708 #834808 #835074 #835186 #836718 #837739 #838623 #839407 #840226 #841445 #842239 #843419 #843429 #843445 #843642 #843645 #845621 #845729 #846036 #846984 #847261 #848321 #848336 #848544 #848652 #849021 #849029 #849034 #849404 #849675 #849809 #849848 #849950 #850640 #851066 #851101 #851314 #852373 #852558 #852559 #852624 #853050 #853051 #853052 #854546 #854634 #854722 #855037 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves 14 vulnerabilities and has 57 fixes is now available. It includes one version update.
Description:
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 kernel was
updated to 3.0.101 and also includes various other bug and
security fixes.
A new feature was added:
* supported.conf: marked net/netfilter/xt_set as
supported (bnc#851066)(fate#313309)
The following security bugs have been fixed:
*
CVE-2013-4587: Array index error in the
kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in
the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows
local users to gain privileges via a large id value.
(bnc#853050)
*
CVE-2013-6368: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel
through 3.12.5 allows local users to gain privileges or
cause a denial of service (system crash) via a VAPIC
synchronization operation involving a page-end address.
(bnc#853052)
*
CVE-2013-6367: The apic_get_tmcct function in
arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux
kernel through 3.12.5 allows guest OS users to cause a
denial of service (divide-by-zero error and host OS crash)
via crafted modifications of the TMICT value. (bnc#853051)
*
CVE-2013-4592: Memory leak in the
__kvm_set_memory_region function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in
the Linux kernel before 3.9 allows local users to cause a
denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging
certain device access to trigger movement of memory slots.
(bnc#851101)
*
CVE-2013-6378: The lbs_debugfs_write function in
drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c in the Linux kernel
through 3.12.1 allows local users to cause a denial of
service (OOPS) by leveraging root privileges for a
zero-length write operation. (bnc#852559)
*
CVE-2013-4514: Multiple buffer overflows in
drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_priv.c in the Linux kernel
before 3.12 allow local users to cause a denial of service
or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the
CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing a long station-name
string, related to the (1) wvlan_uil_put_info and (2)
wvlan_set_station_nickname functions. (bnc#849029)
*
CVE-2013-4515: The bcm_char_ioctl function in
drivers/staging/bcm/Bcmchar.c in the Linux kernel before
3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which
allows local users to obtain sensitive information from
kernel memory via an IOCTL_BCM_GET_DEVICE_DRIVER_INFO ioctl
call. (bnc#849034)
*
CVE-2013-7027: The ieee80211_radiotap_iterator_init
function in net/wireless/radiotap.c in the Linux kernel
before 3.11.7 does not check whether a frame contains any
data outside of the header, which might allow attackers to
cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted
header. (bnc#854634)
*
CVE-2013-4483: The ipc_rcu_putref function in
ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not
properly manage a reference count, which allows local users
to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system
crash) via a crafted application. (bnc#848321)
*
CVE-2013-4511: Multiple integer overflows in Alchemy
LCD frame-buffer drivers in the Linux kernel before 3.12
allow local users to create a read-write memory mapping for
the entirety of kernel memory, and consequently gain
privileges, via crafted mmap operations, related to the (1)
au1100fb_fb_mmap function in drivers/video/au1100fb.c and
the (2) au1200fb_fb_mmap function in
drivers/video/au1200fb.c. (bnc#849021)
*
CVE-2013-6380: The aac_send_raw_srb function in
drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel through
3.12.1 does not properly validate a certain size value,
which allows local users to cause a denial of service
(invalid pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified
other impact via an FSACTL_SEND_RAW_SRB ioctl call that
triggers a crafted SRB command. (bnc#852373)
*
CVE-2013-6463: Linux kernel built with the networking
support(CONFIG_NET) is vulnerable to an information leakage
flaw in the socket layer. It could occur while doing
recvmsg(2), recvfrom(2) socket calls. It occurs due to
improperly initialised msg_name & msg_namelen message
header parameters. (bnc#854722)
*
CVE-2013-6383: The aac_compat_ioctl function in
drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c in the Linux kernel before
3.11.8 does not require the CAP_SYS_RAWIO capability, which
allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions
via a crafted ioctl call. (bnc#852558)
*
CVE-2013-4345: Off-by-one error in the get_prng_bytes
function in crypto/ansi_cprng.c in the Linux kernel through
3.11.4 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to
defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via multiple
requests for small amounts of data, leading to improper
management of the state of the consumed data. (bnc#840226)
Also the following non-security bugs have been fixed:
* kabi: protect bind_conflict callback in struct
inet_connection_sock_af_ops (bnc#823618).
* printk: forcibly flush nmi ringbuffer if oops is in
progress (bnc#849675).
* blktrace: Send BLK_TN_PROCESS events to all running
traces (bnc#838623).
* x86/dumpstack: Fix printk_address for direct
addresses (bnc#845621).
* futex: fix handling of read-only-mapped hugepages (VM
Functionality).
* random: fix accounting race condition with lockless
irq entropy_count update (bnc#789359).
* Provide realtime priority kthread and workqueue boot
options (bnc#836718).
* sched: Fix several races in CFS_BANDWIDTH
(bnc#848336).
* sched: Fix cfs_bandwidth misuse of
hrtimer_expires_remaining (bnc#848336).
* sched: Fix hrtimer_cancel()/rq->lock deadlock
(bnc#848336).
* sched: Fix race on toggling cfs_bandwidth_used
(bnc#848336).
* sched: Fix buglet in return_cfs_rq_runtime().
* sched: Guarantee new group-entities always have
weight (bnc#848336).
* sched: Use jump labels to reduce overhead when
bandwidth control is inactive (bnc#848336).
*
watchdog: Get rid of MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV statements
(bnc#827767).
*
tcp: bind() fix autoselection to share ports
(bnc#823618).
* tcp: bind() use stronger condition for bind_conflict
(bnc#823618).
* tcp: ipv6: bind() use stronger condition for
bind_conflict (bnc#823618).
* macvlan: disable LRO on lower device instead of
macvlan (bnc#846984).
* macvlan: introduce IFF_MACVLAN flag and helper
function (bnc#846984).
* macvlan: introduce macvlan_dev_real_dev() helper
function (bnc#846984).
* xen: netback: bump tx queue length (bnc#849404).
* xen: xen_spin_kick fixed crash/lock release
(bnc#807434)(bnc#848652).
* xen: fixed USB passthrough issue (bnc#852624).
* netxen: fix off by one bug in
netxen_release_tx_buffer() (bnc#845729).
* xfrm: invalidate dst on policy insertion/deletion
(bnc#842239).
*
xfrm: prevent ipcomp scratch buffer race condition
(bnc#842239).
*
crypto: Fix aes-xts parameter corruption (bnc#854546,
LTC#100718).
*
crypto: gf128mul - fix call to memset() (obvious fix).
*
autofs4: autofs4_wait() vs. autofs4_catatonic_mode()
race (bnc#851314).
* autofs4: catatonic_mode vs. notify_daemon race
(bnc#851314).
* autofs4: close the races around
autofs4_notify_daemon() (bnc#851314).
* autofs4: deal with autofs4_write/autofs4_write races
(bnc#851314).
* autofs4 - dont clear DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT on
rootless mount (bnc#851314).
* autofs4 - fix deal with autofs4_write races
(bnc#851314).
*
autofs4 - use simple_empty() for empty directory
check (bnc#851314).
*
blkdev_max_block: make private to fs/buffer.c
(bnc#820338).
*
Avoid softlockup in shrink_dcache_for_umount_subtree
(bnc#834473).
*
dlm: set zero linger time on sctp socket (bnc#787843).
* SUNRPC: Fix a data corruption issue when
retransmitting RPC calls (bnc#855037)
* nfs: Change NFSv4 to not recover locks after they are
lost (bnc#828236).
*
nfs: Adapt readdirplus to application usage patterns
(bnc#834708).
*
xfs: Account log unmount transaction correctly
(bnc#849950).
* xfs: improve ioend error handling (bnc#846036).
* xfs: reduce ioend latency (bnc#846036).
* xfs: use per-filesystem I/O completion workqueues
(bnc#846036).
*
xfs: Hide additional entries in struct xfs_mount
(bnc#846036 bnc#848544).
*
vfs: avoid "attempt to access beyond end of device"
warnings (bnc#820338).
*
vfs: fix O_DIRECT read past end of block device
(bnc#820338).
*
cifs: Improve performance of browsing directories
with several files (bnc#810323).
*
cifs: Ensure cifs directories do not show up as files
(bnc#826602).
*
sd: avoid deadlocks when running under multipath
(bnc#818545).
* sd: fix crash when UA received on DIF enabled device
(bnc#841445).
*
sg: fix blk_get_queue usage (bnc#834808).
*
block: factor out vector mergeable decision to a
helper function (bnc#769644).
*
block: modify __bio_add_page check to accept pages
that do not start a new segment (bnc#769644).
*
dm-multipath: abort all requests when failing a path
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Add "eh_deadline" to limit SCSI EH runtime
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Allow error handling timeout to be specified
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Fixup compilation warning (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Retry failfast commands after EH (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Warn on invalid command completion (bnc#798050).
* scsi: kABI fixes (bnc#798050).
* scsi: remove check for "resetting" (bnc#798050).
* advansys: Remove "last_reset" references (bnc#798050).
* cleanup setting task state in scsi_error_handler()
(bnc#798050).
* dc395: Move "last_reset" into internal host structure
(bnc#798050).
* dpt_i2o: Remove DPTI_STATE_IOCTL (bnc#798050).
* dpt_i2o: return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY when in reset
(bnc#798050).
*
tmscsim: Move "last_reset" into host structure
(bnc#798050).
*
scsi_dh: invoke callback if ->activate is not present
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh: return individual errors in
scsi_dh_activate() (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Decode EMC Clariion extended inquiry
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Decode HP EVA array identifier
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Evaluate state for all port groups
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Fix missing close brace in
alua_check_sense (bnc#843642).
* scsi_dh_alua: Make stpg synchronous (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Pass buffer as function argument
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Re-evaluate port group states after
STPG (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Recheck state on transitioning
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Rework rtpg workqueue (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Use separate alua_port_group structure
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Allow get_alua_data() to return NULL
(bnc#839407).
* scsi_dh_alua: asynchronous RTPG (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: correctly terminate target port strings
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: defer I/O while workqueue item is
pending (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: Do not attach to RAID or enclosure
devices (bnc#819979).
* scsi_dh_alua: Do not attach to well-known LUNs
(bnc#821980).
* scsi_dh_alua: fine-grained locking in
alua_rtpg_work() (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: invalid state information for
"optimized" paths (bnc#843445).
* scsi_dh_alua: move RTPG to workqueue (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: move "expiry" into PG structure
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: move some sense code handling into
generic code (bnc#813245).
* scsi_dh_alua: multipath failover fails with error 15
(bnc#825696).
* scsi_dh_alua: parse target device id (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: protect accesses to struct
alua_port_group (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: put sense buffer on stack (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: reattaching device handler fails with
"Error 15" (bnc#843429).
* scsi_dh_alua: remove locking when checking state
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: remove stale variable (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: retry RTPG on UNIT ATTENTION
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: retry command on "mode parameter
changed" sense code (bnc#843645).
* scsi_dh_alua: simplify alua_check_sense()
(bnc#843642).
* scsi_dh_alua: simplify state update (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: use delayed_work (bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: use flag for RTPG extended header
(bnc#708296).
* scsi_dh_alua: use local buffer for VPD inquiry
(bnc#708296).
*
scsi_dh_alua: use spin_lock_irqsave for port group
(bnc#708296).
*
lpfc: Do not free original IOCB whenever ABTS fails
(bnc#806988).
* lpfc: Fix kernel warning on spinlock usage
(bnc#806988).
*
lpfc: Fixed system panic due to midlayer abort
(bnc#806988).
*
qla2xxx: Add module parameter to override the default
request queue size (bnc#826756).
*
qla2xxx: Module parameter "ql2xasynclogin"
(bnc#825896).
*
bna: do not register ndo_set_rx_mode callback
(bnc#847261).
* hv: handle more than just WS2008 in KVP negotiation
(bnc#850640).
*
drm: do not add inferred modes for monitors that do
not support them (bnc#849809).
*
pci/quirks: Modify reset method for Chelsio T4
(bnc#831168).
* pci: fix truncation of resource size to 32 bits
(bnc#843419).
* pci: pciehp: Retrieve link speed after link is
trained (bnc#820102).
* pci: Separate pci_bus_read_dev_vendor_id from
pci_scan_device (bnc#820102).
* pci: pciehp: replace unconditional sleep with config
space access check (bnc#820102).
* pci: pciehp: make check_link_active more helpful
(bnc#820102).
* pci: pciehp: Add pcie_wait_link_not_active()
(bnc#820102).
* pci: pciehp: Add Disable/enable link functions
(bnc#820102).
*
pci: pciehp: Disable/enable link during slot power
off/on (bnc#820102).
*
mlx4: allocate just enough pages instead of always 4
pages (bnc#835186 bnc#835074).
* mlx4: allow order-0 memory allocations in RX path
(bnc#835186 bnc#835074).
* net/mlx4: use one page fragment per incoming frame
(bnc#835186 bnc#835074).
*
qeth: request length checking in snmp ioctl
(bnc#849848, LTC#99511).
*
cio: add message for timeouts on internal I/O
(bnc#837739,LTC#97047).
* s390/cio: dont abort verification after missing irq
(bnc#837739,LTC#97047).
* s390/cio: skip broken paths (bnc#837739,LTC#97047).
* s390/cio: export vpm via sysfs (bnc#837739,LTC#97047).
* s390/cio: handle unknown pgroup state
(bnc#837739,LTC#97047).
Security Issue references:
* CVE-2013-4345
* CVE-2013-4483
* CVE-2013-4511
* CVE-2013-4514
* CVE-2013-4515
* CVE-2013-4587
* CVE-2013-4592
* CVE-2013-6367
* CVE-2013-6368
* CVE-2013-6378
* CVE-2013-6380
* CVE-2013-6383
* CVE-2013-6463
* CVE-2013-7027
Indications:
Everyone using the Linux Kernel on x86_64 architecture should update.
Special Instructions and Notes:
Please reboot the system after installing this update.
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-kernel-8779 slessp2-kernel-8791 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-kernel-8779 slessp2-kernel-8780 slessp2-kernel-8781 slessp2-kernel-8791 slessp2-kernel-8792 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sleshasp2-kernel-8779 sleshasp2-kernel-8780 sleshasp2-kernel-8781 sleshasp2-kernel-8791 sleshasp2-kernel-8792 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sledsp2-kernel-8779 sledsp2-kernel-8791
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 3.0.101]:
- kernel-default-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-source-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-syms-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-trace-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.5.12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586) [New Version: 3.0.101]:
- kernel-pae-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 3.0.101]:
- kernel-default-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-source-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-syms-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-trace-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 3.0.101]:
- kernel-ec2-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-xen-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- xen-kmp-default-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.5.12
- xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.5.12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (s390x) [New Version: 3.0.101]:
- kernel-default-man-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64) [New Version: 3.0.101]:
- kernel-ppc64-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-ppc64-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-ppc64-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586) [New Version: 3.0.101]:
- kernel-pae-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- xen-kmp-pae-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.5.12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- cluster-network-kmp-default-1.4_3.0.101_0.7.15-2.18.79
- cluster-network-kmp-trace-1.4_3.0.101_0.7.15-2.18.79
- gfs2-kmp-default-2_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.7.107
- gfs2-kmp-trace-2_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.7.107
- ocfs2-kmp-default-1.6_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.11.78
- ocfs2-kmp-trace-1.6_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.11.78
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
- cluster-network-kmp-xen-1.4_3.0.101_0.7.15-2.18.79
- gfs2-kmp-xen-2_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.7.107
- ocfs2-kmp-xen-1.6_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.11.78
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 (ppc64):
- cluster-network-kmp-ppc64-1.4_3.0.101_0.7.15-2.18.79
- gfs2-kmp-ppc64-2_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.7.107
- ocfs2-kmp-ppc64-1.6_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.11.78
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 (i586):
- cluster-network-kmp-pae-1.4_3.0.101_0.7.15-2.18.79
- gfs2-kmp-pae-2_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.7.107
- ocfs2-kmp-pae-1.6_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.11.78
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 3.0.101]:
- kernel-default-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-source-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-syms-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-trace-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-trace-extra-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-xen-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-xen-extra-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- xen-kmp-default-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.5.12
- xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.5.12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586) [New Version: 3.0.101]:
- kernel-pae-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- kernel-pae-extra-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- xen-kmp-pae-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.5.12
- SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- ext4-writeable-kmp-default-0_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.14.88
- ext4-writeable-kmp-trace-0_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.14.88
- kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (i586 x86_64):
- ext4-writeable-kmp-xen-0_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.14.88
- kernel-xen-extra-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (ppc64):
- ext4-writeable-kmp-ppc64-0_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.14.88
- kernel-ppc64-extra-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
- SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (i586):
- ext4-writeable-kmp-pae-0_3.0.101_0.7.15-0.14.88
- kernel-pae-extra-3.0.101-0.7.15.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4345.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4483.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4511.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4514.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4515.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4587.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4592.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6367.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6368.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6378.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6380.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6383.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6463.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7027.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/708296
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/769644
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/787843
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/789359
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/798050
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/806988
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/807434
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/810323
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/813245
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/818545
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/819979
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/820102
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/820338
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/821980
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/823618
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/825696
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/825896
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/826602
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/826756
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/827767
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/828236
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/831168
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/834473
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/834708
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/834808
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/835074
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/835186
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/836718
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/837739
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/838623
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/839407
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/840226
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/841445
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/842239
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/843419
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/843429
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/843445
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/843642
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/843645
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/845621
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/845729
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/846036
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/846984
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/847261
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/848321
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/848336
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/848544
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/848652
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/849021
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/849029
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/849034
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/849404
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/849675
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/849809
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/849848
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/849950
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/850640
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/851066
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/851101
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/851314
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/852373
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/852558
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/852559
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/852624
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/853050
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/853051
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/853052
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/854546
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/854634
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/854722
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/855037
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=282330ca15c25c5d414afa797fd00055
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=3d92bf18525263d6502455d7bb30778d
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=457afa810386e3c89cbe7d34f2669ec6
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=67177844fdc4ad7928d0b72e827b1792
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6d440d2c2b586181d099e77b38c3f10c
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=7e6471ccc2fab115e43fdd4825b2703d
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=8f7b9d1a1e950072493fafe9d3ce7b0b
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=96c8b378c86a8c1970d130e0ca6c215e
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=9a3c3a81214dce764b5a30eb1137ff05
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a3c4d33c79469ac8a1f49845dce098d2