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SUSE: 2018:1492-1 Moderate: dpdk-thunderxdpdk Guest Memory Exposure

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for dpdk-thunderxdpdk ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1492-1 Rating: moderate References: #1089638 Cross-References: CVE-2018-1059 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-1059: The DPDK vhost-user interface does not check to verify that all the requested guest physical range is mapped and contiguous when performing Guest Physical Addresses to Host Virtual Addresses translations. This may lead to a malicious guest exposing vhost-user backend process memory. All versions before 18.02.1 are vulnerable. (bsc#1089638). 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 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-1017=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1017=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64): dpdk-debuginfo-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-debugsource-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-devel-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-devel-debuginfo-16.11.6-8.4.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (aarch64): dpdk-thunderx-debuginfo-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-thunderx-debugsource-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-thunderx-devel-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-thunderx-devel-debuginfo-16.11.6-8.4.2 - SUSELinux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64): dpdk-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-debuginfo-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-debugsource-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-tools-16.11.6-8.4.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (aarch64): dpdk-thunderx-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-thunderx-debuginfo-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-thunderx-debugsource-16.11.6-8.4.2 dpdk-thunderx-kmp-default-16.11.6_k4.4.126_94.22-8.4.2 dpdk-thunderx-kmp-default-debuginfo-16.11.6_k4.4.126_94.22-8.4.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (x86_64): dpdk-kmp-default-16.11.6_k4.4.126_94.22-8.4.2 dpdk-kmp-default-debuginfo-16.11.6_k4.4.126_94.22-8.4.2 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1059.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1089638 . New release for dpdk-thunderxdpdk resolves a noted security vulnerability aimed at reducing risks of unauthorized guest memory access.. SUSE Linux, dpdk update, software vulnerability, server security, risk management. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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