Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1003153 bsc#1003925 bsc#1004462 bsc#1004517 bsc#1005666 bsc#1007197 bsc#1008833 bsc#1008979 bsc#1009969 bsc#1010040 bsc#1010475 bsc#1010478 bsc#1010501 bsc#1010502 bsc#1010507 bsc#1010612 bsc#1010711 bsc#1010716 bsc#1011820 bsc#1012422 bsc#1013038 bsc#1013531 bsc#1013540 bsc#1013542 bsc#1014746 bsc#1016482 bsc#1017410 bsc#1017589 bsc#1017710 bsc#1019300 bsc#1019851 bsc#1020602 bsc#1021258 bsc#881008 bsc#915183 bsc#958606 bsc#961257 bsc#970083 bsc#971989 bsc#976195 bsc#978094 bsc#980371 bsc#980560 bsc#981038 bsc#981597 bsc#981709 bsc#982282 bsc#982544 bsc#983619 bsc#983721 bsc#983977 bsc#984148 bsc#984419 bsc#984755 bsc#985978 bsc#986362 bsc#986365 bsc#986445 bsc#986569 bsc#986572 bsc#986811 bsc#986941 bsc#987542 bsc#987565 bsc#987576 bsc#989152 bsc#990384 bsc#991608 bsc#991665 bsc#993392 bsc#993890 bsc#993891 bsc#994296 bsc#994748 bsc#994881 bsc#995968 bsc#997708 bsc#998795 bsc#999584 bsc#999600 bsc#999932 bsc#999943
Cross-References:	CVE-2014-9904 CVE-2015-8956 CVE-2015-8962 CVE-2015-8963 CVE-2015-8964 CVE-2016-10088 CVE-2016-4470 CVE-2016-4998 CVE-2016-5696 CVE-2016-5828 CVE-2016-5829 CVE-2016-6130 CVE-2016-6327 CVE-2016-6480 CVE-2016-6828 CVE-2016-7042 CVE-2016-7097 CVE-2016-7425 CVE-2016-7910 CVE-2016-7911 CVE-2016-7913 CVE-2016-7914 CVE-2016-8399 CVE-2016-8633 CVE-2016-8645 CVE-2016-8658 CVE-2016-9083 CVE-2016-9084 CVE-2016-9756 CVE-2016-9793 CVE-2016-9806 CVE-2017-2583 CVE-2017-2584 CVE-2017-5551
CVSS scores:	CVE-2014-9904 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2015-8962 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2015-8962 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2015-8963 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2015-8963 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2015-8964 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVE-2016-10088 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-10088 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-4470 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2016-4998 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVE-2016-5696 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVE-2016-5696 ( NVD ): 4.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVE-2016-5828 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-5828 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-5829 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-5829 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-6130 ( SUSE ): 2.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVE-2016-6130 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVE-2016-6327 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2016-6480 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2016-6480 ( NVD ): 5.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2016-6828 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2016-7042 ( NVD ): 6.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2016-7097 ( NVD ): 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVE-2016-7425 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-7425 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-7910 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-7910 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-7910 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-7911 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-7911 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-7913 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-7913 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-7913 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-7914 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVE-2016-7914 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVE-2016-8399 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-8633 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-8633 ( NVD ): 6.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-8645 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2016-8658 ( NVD ): 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H CVE-2016-9083 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-9083 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-9084 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-9756 ( SUSE ): 4.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVE-2016-9756 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVE-2016-9793 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-9793 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-9806 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-9806 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-9806 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2017-2583 ( NVD ): 8.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2017-2584 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVE-2017-5551 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVE-2017-5551 ( NVD ): 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:	Public Cloud Module 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 Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS 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

An update that solves 34 vulnerabilities and has 48 security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA LTSS kernel was updated to 3.12.61 to receive various security and bugfixes.

The following feature was implemented:

The ext2 filesystem got reenabled and supported to allow support for "XIP" (Execute In Place) (FATE#320805).

The following security bugs were fixed:

CVE-2017-5551: The tmpfs filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel preserved the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allowed local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions (bsc#1021258).
CVE-2016-7097: The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel preserved the setgid bit during a setxattr cal