Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:3252-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-9576 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9576 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9794 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9794 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9794 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS 11-SP2

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP 2 kernel was updated to fix two security issues.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  • CVE-2016-9576: A use-after-free vulnerability in the SCSI generic driver allows users with write access to /dev/sg or /dev/bsg to elevate their privileges (bsc#1013604).
  • CVE-2016-9794: A use-after-free vulnerability in the ALSA pcm layer allowed local users to cause a denial of service, memory corruption or possibly even to elevate their privileges (bsc#1013533).

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 Server 11 SP2 LTSS 11-SP2
    zypper in -t patch slessp2-kernel-12915=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS 11-SP2 (nosrc s390x x86_64 i586)
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS 11-SP2 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS 11-SP2 (nosrc x86_64 i586)
    • kernel-xen-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-ec2-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS 11-SP2 (x86_64 i586)
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS 11-SP2 (nosrc i586)
    • kernel-pae-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS 11-SP2 (i586)
    • kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
    • kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-0.7.47.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS 11-SP2 (s390x)
    • kernel-default-man-3.0.101-0.7.47.1

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