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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.3910 Security updates for the Linux Kernel 18 December 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: kernel Publisher: SUSE Operating System: SUSE Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account Denial of Service -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-9568 CVE-2018-5848 Reference: ASB-2018.0295 ESB-2018.3881 ESB-2018.3377 Original Bulletin: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184153-1/ https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184154-1/ https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184157-1/ https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184158-1/ Comment: This bulletin contains four (4) security advisories. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 27 for SLE 12 SP1) ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:4153-1 Rating: important References: #1097356 #1118319 Cross-References: CVE-2018-5848 CVE-2018-9568 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_88 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2018-9568: Prevent possible memory corruption due to type confusion in sk_clone_lock. This could lead to local privilege escalation (bsc#1118319). - CVE-2018-5848: Fixed an unsigned integer overflow in wmi_set_ie. This could lead to a buffer overflow (bsc#1097356). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2955=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2958=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_85-default-10-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_85-xen-10-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_88-default-8-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_88-xen-8-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5848.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9568.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1097356 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1118319 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 31 for SLE 12 SP1) ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:4154-1 Rating: important References: #1118319 Cross-References: CVE-2018-9568 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_104 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-9568: Prevent possible memory corruption due to type confusion in sk_clone_lock. This could lead to local privilege escalation (bsc#1118319). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2956=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_104-default-4-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_104-xen-4-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9568.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1118319 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 28 for SLE 12 SP1) ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:4157-1 Rating: important References: #1097356 #1115339 #1118319 #1118320 Cross-References: CVE-2018-5848 CVE-2018-9568 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_93 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2018-9568: Prevent possible memory corruption due to type confusion in sk_clone_lock. This could lead to local privilege escalation (bsc#1118319). - CVE-2018-5848: Fixed an unsigned integer overflow in wmi_set_ie. This could lead to a buffer overflow (bsc#1097356). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2952=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2954=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2959=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_69-default-10-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_69-xen-10-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_82-default-10-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_82-xen-10-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_93-default-7-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_93-xen-7-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5848.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9568.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1097356 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1115339 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1118319 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1118320 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 32 for SLE 12 SP1) ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:4158-1 Rating: important References: #1118319 #1118320 Cross-References: CVE-2018-9568 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-60_64_107 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-9568: Prevent possible memory corruption due to type confusion in sk_clone_lock. This could lead to local privilege escalation (bsc#1118319). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2951=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2953=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-2957=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (x86_64): kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_107-default-4-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_107-xen-4-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_96-default-7-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_96-xen-7-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_99-default-6-2.1 kgraft-patch-3_12_74-60_64_99-xen-6-2.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9568.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1118319 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1118320 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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