[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2017:0912-1: 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-2017:0912-1

Rating: important

References: #1027565

Cross-References: CVE-2017-2636

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

 

Description:

 

 

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to fix the following

security bug:

 

CVE-2017-2636: A race condition in the n_hdlc tty Linux kernel driver

(drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c) could have been exploited to gain a local privilege

escalation (bnc#1027565)

 

 

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 Software Development Kit 11-SP4:

 

zypper in -t patch sdksp4-kernel-13047=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

 

zypper in -t patch slessp4-kernel-13047=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA:

 

zypper in -t patch slexsp3-kernel-13047=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

 

zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-kernel-13047=1

 

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

 

 

Package List:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (noarch):

 

kernel-docs-3.0.101-97.3

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

 

kernel-default-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-default-base-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-source-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-syms-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-trace-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):

 

kernel-ec2-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-xen-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (s390x):

 

kernel-default-man-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64):

 

kernel-bigmem-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-bigmem-base-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-bigmem-devel-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-ppc64-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-ppc64-base-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-ppc64-devel-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586):

 

kernel-pae-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

 

kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586 x86_64):

 

kernel-xen-extra-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (x86_64):

 

kernel-trace-extra-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (ppc64):

 

kernel-ppc64-extra-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586):

 

kernel-pae-extra-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

 

kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-default-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-trace-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-trace-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 s390x x86_64):

 

kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):

 

kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-xen-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ppc64):

 

kernel-bigmem-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-bigmem-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-ppc64-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-ppc64-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586):

 

kernel-pae-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-pae-debugsource-3.0.101-97.1

kernel-pae-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-97.1

 

 

References:

 

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2636.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1027565

 

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