SUSE: 2020:2579-1 important: the Linux Kernel
Summary
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 Azure kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bug was fixed: - CVE-2020-14386: Fixed a potential local privilege escalation via memory corruption (bsc#1176069). The following non-security bugs were fixed: - EDAC: Fix reference count leaks (bsc#1112178). - KVM: SVM: fix svn_pin_memory()'s use of get_user_pages_fast() (bsc#1112178). - mm, vmstat: reduce zone->lock holding time by /proc/pagetypeinfo (bsc#1175691). - sched/deadline: Initialize ->dl_boosted (bsc#1112178). - scsi: lpfc: Add and rename a whole bunch of function parameter descriptions (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Add description for lpfc_release_rpi()'s 'ndlpl param (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Add missing misc_deregister() for lpfc_init() (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Ensure variable has the same stipulations as code using it (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix a bunch of kerneldoc misdemeanors (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix FCoE speed reporting (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix kerneldoc parameter formatting/misnaming/missing issues (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix LUN loss after cable pull (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix no message shown for lpfc_hdw_queue out of range value (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix oops when unloading driver while running mds diags (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix retry of PRLI when status indicates its unsupported (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix RSCN timeout due to incorrect gidft counter (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix some function parameter descriptions (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix typo in comment for ULP (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix-up around 120 documentation issues (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix-up formatting/docrot where appropriate (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix validation of bsg reply lengths (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: NVMe remote port devloss_tmo from lldd (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666 bsc#1173060). - scsi: lpfc: nvmet: Avoid hang / use-after-free again when destroying targetport (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Provide description for lpfc_mem_alloc()'s 'align' param (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Quieten some printks (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Remove unused variable 'pg_addr' (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Update lpfc version to 12.8.0.3 (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Use __printf() format notation (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - x86/fsgsbase/64: Fix NULL deref in 86_fsgsbase_read_task (bsc#1112178). - x86/mce/inject: Fix a wrong assignment of i_mce.status (bsc#1112178). - x86/unwind/orc: Fix ORC for newly forked tasks (bsc#1058115).
References
#1058115 #1112178 #1136666 #1171558 #1173060
#1175691 #1176069
Cross- CVE-2020-14386
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15-SP1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14386.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1058115
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1112178
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1136666
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1171558
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173060
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1175691
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176069