SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 3 for SLE 12 SP5)
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2020:1775-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1171746 #1172437 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-1000199 CVE-2020-10757
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_17 fixes several issues.

   The following security issues were fixed:

   - CVE-2020-10757: Fixed an issue where remaping hugepage DAX to anon mmap
     could have caused user PTE access (bsc#1172437).
   - CVE-2018-1000199: Fixed a potential local code execution via ptrace
     (bsc#1171746).


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 Live Patching 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2020-1774=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2020-1775=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2020-1776=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2020-1777=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2020-1778=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_17-default-4-2.1
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_20-default-3-2.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le x86_64):

      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-120-default-5-12.2
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-120-default-debuginfo-5-12.2
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_12-default-5-2.1
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_7-default-5-2.1
      kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_0-debugsource-5-12.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000199.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10757.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1171746
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172437

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SUSE: 2020:1775-1 important: the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 3 for SLE 12 SP5)

June 26, 2020
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_17 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2020-10757: Fixed an issue where remaping hugepage DAX to anon mmap could have caused user PTE access (bsc#1172437). - CVE-2018-1000199: Fixed a potential local code execution via ptrace (bsc#1171746). 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 Live Patching 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2020-1774=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2020-1775=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2020-1776=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2020-1777=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2020-1778=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_17-default-4-2.1 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_20-default-3-2.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le x86_64): kgraft-patch-4_12_14-120-default-5-12.2 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-120-default-debuginfo-5-12.2 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_12-default-5-2.1 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_7-default-5-2.1 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_0-debugsource-5-12.2

References

#1171746 #1172437

Cross- CVE-2018-1000199 CVE-2020-10757

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000199.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10757.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1171746

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172437

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1775-1
Rating: important

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