SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0069-1
Rating: important
References: #1068032
Cross-References: CVE-2017-5715 CVE-2017-5753
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP2
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various
security and bugfixes.

This update is only provided as a fix update for IBM Z platform.

– CVE-2017-5753 / “Spectre Attack”: IBM Z fixes were included but not
enabled in the previous update. This update enables those fixes.
– CVE-2017-5715 / “Spectre Attack”: IBM Z fixes were already included in
the previous update. A bugfix for the patches has been applied on top.
– CVE-2017-5754: The IBM Z architecture is not affected by the “Meltdown”
attack.

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 12-SP2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2018-48=1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-48=1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP2-2018-48=1

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

Package List:

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2 (noarch):

kernel-docs-4.4.103-92.59.1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2 (s390x):

kernel-obs-build-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource-4.4.103-92.59.1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (noarch):

kernel-devel-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-macros-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-source-4.4.103-92.59.1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (s390x):

kernel-default-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-default-base-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-default-devel-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-default-man-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-syms-4.4.103-92.59.1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP2 (s390x):

cluster-md-kmp-default-4.4.103-92.59.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-92.59.1
cluster-network-kmp-default-4.4.103-92.59.1
cluster-network-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-92.59.1
dlm-kmp-default-4.4.103-92.59.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-92.59.1
gfs2-kmp-default-4.4.103-92.59.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-92.59.1
kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.103-92.59.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-4.4.103-92.59.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.103-92.59.1

References:

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5753.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068032

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