SUSE: 2018:1171-1: important: the Linux Kernel
Summary
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-1087: And an unprivileged KVM guest user could use this flaw to potentially escalate their privileges inside a guest. (bsc#1087088) - CVE-2018-8897: An unprivileged system user could use incorrect set up interrupt stacks to crash the Linux kernel resulting in DoS issue. (bsc#1087088) - CVE-2018-10124: The kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, when an unspecified architecture and compiler is used, might allow local users to cause a denial of service via an INT_MIN argument (bnc#1089752). The following non-security bugs were fixed: - kvm/x86: fix icebp instruction handling (bsc#1087088). - media: cpia2: Fix a couple off by one bugs (bsc#1050431). - nfs: add nostatflush mount option (bsc#1065726). - nfs: allow flush-on-stat to be disabled (bsc#1065726). - powerpc/fadump: Add a warning when 'fadump_reserve_mem=' is used (bnc#1032084, FATE#323225). - powerpc/fadump: reuse crashkernel parameter for fadump memory reservation (bnc#1032084, FATE#323225). - powerpc/fadump: update documentation about crashkernel parameter reuse (bnc#1032084, FATE#323225). - powerpc/fadump: use 'fadump_reserve_mem=' when specified (bnc#1032084, FATE#323225). - x86/entry/64: Do not use IST entry for #BP stack (bsc#1087088). 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 Software Development Kit 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch sdksp4-kernel-source-20180508-13592=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-kernel-source-20180508-13592=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA: zypper in -t patch slexsp3-kernel-source-20180508-13592=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-kernel-source-20180508-13592=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (noarch): kernel-docs-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-source-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64): kernel-bigmem-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-bigmem-base-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-bigmem-devel-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-ppc64-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-ppc64-base-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-ppc64-devel-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (s390x): kernel-default-man-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586): kernel-pae-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586 x86_64): kernel-xen-extra-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (x86_64): kernel-trace-extra-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (ppc64): kernel-ppc64-extra-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586): kernel-pae-extra-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-default-debugsource-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-trace-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-trace-debugsource-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 s390x x86_64): kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-xen-debugsource-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ppc64): kernel-bigmem-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-bigmem-debugsource-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-ppc64-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-ppc64-debugsource-3.0.101-108.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586): kernel-pae-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-pae-debugsource-3.0.101-108.41.1 kernel-pae-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.41.1
References
#1032084 #1050431 #1065726 #1087088 #1089665
#1089668 #1089752
Cross- CVE-2018-10124 CVE-2018-1087 CVE-2018-8897
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-2018-10124.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1087.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8897.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1032084
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050431
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1065726
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1087088
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1089665
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1089668
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1089752
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