Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1596-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-1583 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-1583 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-1583 ( 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
  • 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
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA kernel was updated to fix one security issue.

The following security bug was fixed: - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower file system does not allow it. This could have lead to local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils was installed and /sbin/mount.ecryptfs_private was setuid (bsc#983143).

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
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-BSK-12-2016-944=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-944=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2016-944=1
  • Public Cloud Module 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2016-944=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-944=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-944=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-944=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2016-944=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 (nosrc s390x)
    • kernel-zfcpdump-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 (s390x)
    • kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-default-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-extra-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-syms-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (noarch)
    • kernel-macros-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-devel-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-source-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 (x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_45-xen-1-3.1
    • kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_45-default-1-3.1
  • Public Cloud Module 12 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • Public Cloud Module 12 (x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-ec2-extra-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (noarch)
    • kernel-docs-3.12.55-52.45.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-obs-build-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-obs-build-debugsource-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (nosrc ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-default-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-default-devel-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-syms-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch)
    • kernel-macros-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-devel-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-source-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x)
    • kernel-default-man-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-base-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-default-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-base-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-syms-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (noarch)
    • kernel-macros-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-devel-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-source-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 (nosrc)
    • kernel-default-3.12.55-52.45.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-extra-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.55-52.45.1

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