openSUSE: 2020:2193-1 Important: Critical Kernel Security Update
opensuse
December 7, 2020
An update that solves 7 vulnerabilities and has 45 fixes is now available
Description
The openSUSE Leap 15.2 kernel was updated to receive various security and
bugfixes.
The following security bugs were fixed:
- CVE-2020-29371: An issue was discovered in romfs_dev_read in
fs/romfs/storage.c where uninitialized memory leaks to userspace, aka
CID-bcf85fcedfdd (bnc#1179429).
- CVE-2020-15436: Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/block_dev.c allowed
local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by
leveraging improper access to a certain error field (bnc#1179141).
- CVE-2020-4788: IBM Power9 (AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1) processors could
allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from the data in the
L1 cache under extenuating circumstances. IBM X-Force ID: 189296
(bnc#1177666).
- CVE-2018-20669: An issue where a provided address with access_ok() is
not checked was discovered in i915_gem_execbuffer2_ioctl in
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c, where a local...
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Patch
Patch 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 15.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-2193=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):
kernel-debug-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-debug-base-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-debug-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-debug-debugsource-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-debug-devel-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-default-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-default-base-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-kvmsmall-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-kvmsmall-base-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-kvmsmall-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-lp151.28.87.2
kernel-obs-build-4.12.14-lp15...
Read the Full AdvisoryReferences
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20669.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15436.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15437.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27777.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28974.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29371.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-4788.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050242
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050536
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050545
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1056653
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1056657
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1056787
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1064802
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1066129
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1103990
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1103992
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1104389
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1104393
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1109837
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1110096
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1111666
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1112178
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1112374
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1118657
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1122971
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:2193-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
able.
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