Security update for containerd, docker, runc

SUSE Security Update: Security update for containerd, docker, runc
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1964-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1012568 #1019251
Affected Products:
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12

  • An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.

    Description:


    This update for
    - containerd
    - docker to 1.12.6
    - runc fixes the two issues.

    This security issue was fixed:

    - CVE-2016-9962: A difficult to exploit race condition caused by passing a
    file descriptor from the host's filesystem into the container could have
    allowed the guest to escape(bsc#1012568).

    For docker this non-security issue was fixed:

    - bsc#1019251: Waiting when starting the docker service

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-6-2017-201=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-12-2017-201=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6 (x86_64):
      • containerd-0.2.5+gitr569_2a5e70c-15.3
      • containerd-debuginfo-0.2.5+gitr569_2a5e70c-15.3
      • containerd-debugsource-0.2.5+gitr569_2a5e70c-15.3
      • docker-1.12.6-87.2
      • docker-debuginfo-1.12.6-87.2
      • docker-debugsource-1.12.6-87.2
      • runc-0.1.1+gitr2819_50a19c6-15.2
      • runc-debuginfo-0.1.1+gitr2819_50a19c6-15.2
      • runc-debugsource-0.1.1+gitr2819_50a19c6-15.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • containerd-0.2.5+gitr569_2a5e70c-15.3
      • containerd-debuginfo-0.2.5+gitr569_2a5e70c-15.3
      • containerd-debugsource-0.2.5+gitr569_2a5e70c-15.3
      • docker-1.12.6-87.2
      • docker-debuginfo-1.12.6-87.2
      • docker-debugsource-1.12.6-87.2
      • runc-0.1.1+gitr2819_50a19c6-15.2
      • runc-debuginfo-0.1.1+gitr2819_50a19c6-15.2
      • runc-debugsource-0.1.1+gitr2819_50a19c6-15.2

    References: