[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2593-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2593-1

Rating: important

References: #1001419 #1002165 #1004418 #904970 #907150

#920615 #920633 #930408

Cross-References: CVE-2016-5195

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12

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An update that solves one vulnerability and has 7 fixes is

now available.

 

Description:

 

 

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA LTSS kernel was updated to fix two issues.

 

This security bug was fixed:

 

- CVE-2016-5195: Local privilege escalation using MAP_PRIVATE. It is

reportedly exploited in the wild (bsc#1004418).

 

This non-security bug was fixed:

 

- sched/core: Fix a race between try_to_wake_up() and a woken up task

(bsc#1002165, bsc#1001419).

 

 

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 for SAP 12:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2016-1524=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-1524=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2016-1524=1

 

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

 

 

Package List:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (noarch):

 

kernel-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-macros-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-source-3.12.60-52.57.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (x86_64):

 

kernel-default-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-default-base-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-default-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-syms-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-base-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1

kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-default-1-2.1

kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-xen-1-2.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

 

kernel-default-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-default-base-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-default-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-syms-3.12.60-52.57.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (noarch):

 

kernel-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-macros-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-source-3.12.60-52.57.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64):

 

kernel-xen-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-base-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-xen-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1

kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-default-1-2.1

kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-xen-1-2.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (s390x):

 

kernel-default-man-3.12.60-52.57.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 (x86_64):

 

kernel-ec2-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-ec2-devel-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-ec2-extra-3.12.60-52.57.1

kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo-3.12.60-52.57.1

 

 

References:

 

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5195.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1001419

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1002165

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1004418

https://bugzilla.suse.com/904970

https://bugzilla.suse.com/907150

https://bugzilla.suse.com/920615

https://bugzilla.suse.com/920633

https://bugzilla.suse.com/930408

 

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