Security update for gcc48

SUSE Security Update: Security update for gcc48
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2380-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1011348 #1022062 #1028744 #1039513 #1044016 #1050947
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

  • An update that solves one vulnerability and has 5 fixes is now available.

    Description:

    This update for gcc48 fixes the following issues:

    Security issues fixed:

    - A new option -fstack-clash-protection is now offered, which mitigates
    the stack clash type of attacks. [bnc#1039513]
    - CVE-2017-11671: Fixed rdrand/rdseed code generation issue [bsc#1050947]

    Bugs fixed:

    - Enable LFS support in 32bit libgcov.a. [bsc#1044016]
    - Bump libffi version in libffi.pc to 3.0.11.
    - Properly diagnose missing -fsanitize=address support on ppc64le.
    [bsc#1028744]
    - Backport patch for PR65612. [bsc#1022062]

    Patch Instructions:

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

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-gcc48-13268=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-gcc48-13268=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • cpp48-4.8.5-5.3.1
      • gcc48-4.8.5-5.3.1
      • gcc48-c++-4.8.5-5.3.1
      • gcc48-fortran-4.8.5-5.3.1
      • gcc48-info-4.8.5-5.3.1
      • gcc48-locale-4.8.5-5.3.1
      • libstdc++48-devel-4.8.5-5.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • gcc48-32bit-4.8.5-5.3.1
      • gcc48-fortran-32bit-4.8.5-5.3.1
      • libstdc++48-devel-32bit-4.8.5-5.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ppc64 x86_64):
      • libasan0-4.8.5-5.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64):
      • libasan0-32bit-4.8.5-5.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • gcc48-debuginfo-4.8.5-5.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ia64):
      • gcc48-debugsource-4.8.5-5.3.1

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