SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0131-1
Rating: important
References: #1068032
Cross-References: CVE-2017-5715 CVE-2017-5753
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 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 11-SP4:

zypper in -t patch sdksp4-kernel-20180111-13421=1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

zypper in -t patch slessp4-kernel-20180111-13421=1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA:

zypper in -t patch slexsp3-kernel-20180111-13421=1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-kernel-20180111-13421=1

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

Package List:

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

kernel-docs-3.0.101-108.24.3

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

kernel-default-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-default-man-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-source-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.24.1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (s390x):

kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-108.24.1

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (s390x):

kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-default-debugsource-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-trace-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-trace-debugsource-3.0.101-108.24.1
kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.24.1

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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