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openSUSE: 2017:3100-1 Important: tboot DoS Security Issue

An update that solves one vulnerability and has 5 fixes is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for tboot ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:3100-1 Rating: important References: #1041264 #1067229 #1068390 #964408 #967441 #981948 Cross-References: CVE-2017-16837 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3 openSUSE Leap 42.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has 5 fixes is now available. Description: This update for tboot fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2017-16837: Fix tbootfailed to validate a number of immutable function pointers, which could allow an attacker to bypass the chain of trust and execute arbitrary code (boo#1068390). - Make tboot package compatible with OpenSSL 1.1.0 for SLE-15 support (boo#1067229). Bug fixes: - Update to new upstream version. See release notes for details (1.9.6; 1.9.5, FATE#321510; 1.9.4, FATE#320665; 1.8.3, FATE#318542): * - Fix some gcc7 warnings that lead to errors. (boo#1041264) - Fix wrong pvops kernel config matching (boo#981948) - Fix a excessive stack usage pattern that could lead to resets/crashes (boo#967441) - fixes a boot issue on Skylake (boo#964408) - Trim filler words from description; use modern macros over shell vars. - Add reproducible.patch to call gzip -n to make build fully reproducible. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.3: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-1308=1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-1308=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586x86_64): tboot-20170711_1.9.6-7.1 tboot-debuginfo-20170711_1.9.6-7.1 tboot-debugsource-20170711_1.9.6-7.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64): tboot-20170711_1.9.6-4.3.1 tboot-debuginfo-20170711_1.9.6-4.3.1 tboot-debugsource-20170711_1.9.6-4.3.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16837.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1041264 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1067229 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068390 https://bugzilla.suse.com/964408 https://bugzilla.suse.com/967441 https://bugzilla.suse.com/981948 -- . A critical upgrade for Fedora regarding tboot addresses a major flaw while bolstering both security and efficiency.. openSUSE Tboot Update,Tboot Security Issue,OpenSUSE Security Fix. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 26, 2017 •Important OpenSUSE