SUSE: 2018:0131-1 Important Kernel Update for Spectre Attacks
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January 18, 2018
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Summary
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:
Topics Covered
References
#1068032
Cross- 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
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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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0131-1
Rating: important
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