This update for dpdk to version 16.11.8 provides the following security
fix:
- CVE-2018-1059: restrict untrusted guest to misuse virtio to corrupt host
application (ovs-dpdk) memory which could have lead all VM to lose
connectivity (bsc#1089638)
and following non-security fixes:
- Enable the broadcom chipset family Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57810
(bsc#1073363)
- Fix a latency problem by using cond_resched rather than
schedule_timeout_interruptible (bsc#1069601)
- Fix a syntax error affecting csh environment configuration (bsc#1102310)
- Fixes in net/bnxt:
* Fix HW Tx checksum offload check
* Fix incorrect IO address handling in Tx
* Fix Rx ring count limitation
* Check access denied for HWRM commands
* Fix RETA size
* Fix close operation
- Fixes in eal/linux:
* Fix an invalid syntax in interrupts
* Fix return codes on thread naming failure
- Fixes in kni:
* Fix crash...
Read the Full AdvisoryPatch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE 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:
- openSUSE Leap 42.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1484=1
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):
dpdk-16.11.8-6.8.1
dpdk-debuginfo-16.11.8-6.8.1
dpdk-debugsource-16.11.8-6.8.1
dpdk-devel-16.11.8-6.8.1
dpdk-devel-debuginfo-16.11.8-6.8.1
dpdk-examples-16.11.8-6.8.1
dpdk-examples-debuginfo-16.11.8-6.8.1
dpdk-tools-16.11.8-6.8.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64):
dpdk-kmp-default-16.11.8_k4.4.162_78-6.8.1
dpdk-kmp-default-debuginfo-16.11.8_k4.4.162_78-6.8.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch):
dpdk-doc-16.11.8-6.8.1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1059.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069601
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073363
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1089638
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1102310
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