SUSE: 2018:0171-1: important: the Linux Kernel
Summary
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
#1068032
Cross- 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
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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