Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 16 for SLE 12 SP4)

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2021:3073-1
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1189278 bsc#1189418 bsc#1189420
Cross-References:	CVE-2021-3653 CVE-2021-3656 CVE-2021-38198
CVSS scores:	CVE-2021-3653 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2021-3653 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2021-3656 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2021-3656 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2021-38198 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2021-38198 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:	openSUSE Leap 15.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-95_60 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

• CVE-2021-3653: Fixed missing validation of the KVM int_ctl VMCB field that would have allowed a malicious L1 guest to enable AVIC support for the L2 guest (bsc#1189420).
• CVE-2021-3656: Fixed KVM nSVM nested VMLOAD/VMSAVE interception (bsc#1189418).
• CVE-2021-38198: Fixed KVM MMU to use the correct inherited permissions to get shadow page (bsc#1189278).

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 Live Patching 12-SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3054=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3055=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3056=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3057=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3058=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3059=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3060=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3061=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3062=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3063=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3064=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3065=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3066=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3067=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3068=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3069=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3070=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3071=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3072=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3073=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3074=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3077=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3078=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3079=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3080=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3075=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3076=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3081=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3082=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3083=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3084=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3085=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3086=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3087=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3088=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3089=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3090=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3091=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3092=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3093=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3094=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3095=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3096=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3097=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3098=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3099=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3100=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3101=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3102=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3103=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3104=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3105=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3106=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3107=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3108=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2021-3109=1 SUSE-2021-3110=1 SUSE-2021-3111=1 SUSE-2021-3112=1 SUSE-2021-3113=1 SUSE-2021-3114=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3109=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3110=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3111=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3112=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3113=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3114=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_71-default-9-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_65-default-11-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_68-default-10-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_74-default-6-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_77-default-5-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_80-default-3-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_60-default-14-2.2
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_77-default-4-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_51-default-13-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_66-default-7-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_46-default-13-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_54-default-11-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_71-default-6-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_41-default-15-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_80-default-3-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_83-default-2-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_74-default-4-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_57-default-11-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_63-default-9-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_60-default-10-2.2
  • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_37-default-16-2.2
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_72-default-debuginfo-6-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_63-default-debuginfo-12-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_66-default-10-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_66-default-debuginfo-10-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_75-default-debuginfo-3-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_72-default-6-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_58-default-14-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_69-default-debuginfo-9-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_69-default-9-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_58-default-debuginfo-14-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_63-default-12-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_75-default-3-2.2
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_92-default-5-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_64-default-12-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_99-default-3-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_61-default-13-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_67-default-12-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_89-default-6-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_83-default-10-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_56-default-14-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_72-default-11-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_78-default-11-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_75-default-11-2.2
  • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_86-default-9-2.2
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_78-default-debuginfo-2-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_11-debugsource-9-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_29-default-debuginfo-12-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_17-debugsource-3-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_78-default-2-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_37-default-12-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_43-default-debuginfo-11-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_7-debugsource-12-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_64-default-6-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_14-debugsource-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_70-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_15-default-debuginfo-14-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_29-default-12-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_37-default-debuginfo-12-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_6-debugsource-12-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_15-debugsource-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_43-default-11-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_15-default-14-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_46-default-debuginfo-11-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_3-debugsource-14-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_75-default-3-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_46-default-11-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_9-debugsource-11-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_18-debugsource-2-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_49-default-10-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_34-default-12-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_24-default-debuginfo-14-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_10-debugsource-10-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_34-default-debuginfo-12-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_52-default-debuginfo-9-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_16-debugsource-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_53_4-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_75-default-debuginfo-3-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_61-default-6-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_8-debugsource-11-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_24-default-14-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_12-debugsource-6-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_53_4-default-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_52-default-9-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_5-debugsource-12-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_13-debugsource-6-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_70-default-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_49-default-debuginfo-10-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_4-debugsource-14-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_61-default-debuginfo-6-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_64-default-debuginfo-6-2.3
• openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-default-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_4-debugsource-3-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_0-debugsource-6-3.2
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_1-debugsource-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-default-debuginfo-2-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-default-debuginfo-6-3.2
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-default-3-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-default-2-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-default-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-default-debuginfo-3-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_5-debugsource-2-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_2-debugsource-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_3-debugsource-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-default-6-3.2
• openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-preempt-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-preempt-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-preempt-debuginfo-3-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-preempt-2-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-preempt-debuginfo-2-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-preempt-6-3.2
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-preempt-3-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-preempt-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-preempt-debuginfo-6-3.2
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-preempt-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-preempt-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-preempt-4-2.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-default-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_0-debugsource-6-3.2
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_1-debugsource-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-default-debuginfo-6-3.2
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-default-3-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-default-2-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-default-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_2-debugsource-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_3-debugsource-4-2.3
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-default-6-3.2

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3653.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3656.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-38198.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1189278
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1189418
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1189420