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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0226
SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel
23 January 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Linux Kernel
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-5754 CVE-2017-5753 CVE-2017-5715
Reference: ASB-2018.0033
ASB-2018.0030
ASB-2018.0009
ESB-2018.0211
ASB-2018.0002.4
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180171-1/
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0171-1
Rating: important
References: #1068032
Cross-References: CVE-2017-5715 CVE-2017-5753
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 LTSS 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 Server 11-SP3-LTSS:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-kernel-20180111-13427=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA:
zypper in -t patch slexsp3-kernel-20180111-13427=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-kernel-20180111-13427=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS (s390x):
kernel-default-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-default-man-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-source-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-syms-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-trace-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (s390x):
kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (s390x):
kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-default-debugsource-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-trace-debuginfo-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
kernel-trace-debugsource-3.0.101-0.47.106.14.1
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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