Security update for dracut

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0951-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-8637 ( NVD ): 5.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Magnum Orchestration 7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that solves one vulnerability and has 10 security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dracut fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2016-8637: When the early microcode loading was enabled during initrd creation, the initrd would be read-only available for all users, allowing local users to retrieve secrets stored in the initial ramdisk. (bsc#1008340)

Non security issues fixed:

  • Remove zlib module as requirement. (bsc#1020063)
  • Unlimit TaskMax for xfs_repair in emergency shell. (bsc#1019938)
  • Resolve symbolic links for -i and -k parameters. (bsc#902375)
  • Enhance purge-kernels script to handle kgraft patches. (bsc#1017141)
  • Allow booting from degraded MD arrays with systemd. (bsc#1017695)
  • Allow booting on s390x with fips=1 on the kernel command line. (bnc#1021687)
  • Start multipath services before local-fs-pre.target. (bsc#1005410, bsc#1006118, bsc#1007925)
  • Fix /sbin/installkernel to handle kernel packages built with 'make bin-rpmpkg'. (bsc#1008648)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Magnum Orchestration 7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Magnum-Orchestration-7-2017-547=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-547=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-547=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-547=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-547=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-547=1

Package List:

  • Magnum Orchestration 7 (x86_64)
    • dracut-044-108.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044-108.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044-108.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • dracut-044-108.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044-108.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044-108.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • dracut-fips-044-108.1
    • dracut-044-108.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044-108.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044-108.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • dracut-fips-044-108.1
    • dracut-044-108.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044-108.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044-108.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-fips-044-108.1
    • dracut-044-108.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044-108.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044-108.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • dracut-fips-044-108.1
    • dracut-044-108.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044-108.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044-108.1

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