Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0354-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2015-5157 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 SP3

An update that solves nine vulnerabilities and has 54 security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 Realtime kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

Following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2015-8104: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c (bnc#954404). - CVE-2015-5307: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c (bnc#953527). - CVE-2015-7990: RDS: Verify the underlying transport exists before creating a connection, preventing possible DoS (bsc#952384, CVE-2015-7990). - CVE-2015-5157: arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel on the x86_64 platform mishandled IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI (bnc#937969 bnc#937970 bnc#938706 bnc#939207). - CVE-2015-7872: The key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands (bnc#951440). - CVE-2015-8215: net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel did not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0272. NOTE: the scope of CVE-2015-0272 is limited to the NetworkManager product. (bnc#955354). - CVE-2015-6937: The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound (bnc#945825). - CVE-2015-6252: The vhost_dev_ioctl function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl call that triggers permanent file-descriptor allocation (bnc#942367).

The following non-security bugs were fixed: - alsa: hda - Disable 64bit address for Creative HDA controllers (bnc#814440). - btrfs: fix hang when failing to submit bio of directIO (bnc#942688). - btrfs: fix memory corruption on failure to submit bio for direct IO (bnc#942688). - btrfs: fix put dio bio twice when we submit dio bio fail (bnc#942688). - dm: do not start current request if it would've merged with the previous (bsc#904348). - dm: impose configurable deadline for dm_request_fn's merge heuristic (bsc#904348). - dm-snap: avoid deadock on s->lock when a read is split (bsc#939826). - dm sysfs: introduce ability to add writable attributes (bsc#904348). - drm/i915: Add bit field to record which pins have received HPD events (v3) (bsc#942938). - drm/I915: Add enum hpd_pin to intel_encoder (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: add hotplug activation period to hotplug update mask (bsc#953980). - drm/i915: Add HPD IRQ storm detection (v5) (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Add messages useful for HPD storm detection debugging (v2) (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Add Reenable Timer to turn Hotplug Detection back on (v4) (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: assert_spin_locked for pipestat interrupt enable/disable (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Avoid race of intel_crt_detect_hotplug() with HPD interrupt (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Avoid race of intel_crt_detect_hotplug() with HPD interrupt, v2 (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: clear crt hotplug compare voltage field before setting (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: close tiny race in the ilk pcu even interrupt setup (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Convert HPD interrupts to make use of HPD pin assignment in encoders (v2) (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Disable HPD interrupt on pin when irq storm is detected (v3) (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Do not WARN nor handle unexpected hpd interrupts on gmch platforms (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Enable hotplug interrupts after querying hw capabilities (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Fix DDC probe for passive adapters (bsc#900610, fdo#85924). - drm/i915: fix hotplug event bit tracking (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Fix hotplug interrupt enabling for SDVOC (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: fix hpd interrupt register locking (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: fix hpd work vs. flush_work in the pageflip code deadlock (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: fix locking around ironlake_enable|disable_display_irq (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Fix up sdvo hpd pins for i965g/gm (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: fold the hpd_irq_setup call into intel_hpd_irq_handler (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: fold the no-irq check into intel_hpd_irq_handler (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: fold the queue_work into intel_hpd_irq_handler (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Get rid if the "hotplug_supported_mask" in struct drm_i915_private (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: implement ibx_hpd_irq_setup (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Make hpd arrays big enough to avoid out of bounds access (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Mask out the HPD irq bits before setting them individually (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Only print hotplug event message when hotplug bit is set (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Only reprobe display on encoder which has received an HPD event (v2) (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Queue reenable timer also when enable_hotplug_processing is false (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: (re)init HPD interrupt storm statistics (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Remove i965_hpd_irq_setup (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Remove pch_rq_mask from struct drm_i915_private (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Remove valleyview_hpd_irq_setup (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: s/hotplug_irq_storm_detect/intel_hpd_irq_handler/ (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: Use an interrupt save spinlock in intel_hpd_irq_handler() (bsc#942938). - drm/i915: WARN_ONCE() about unexpected interrupts for all chipsets (bsc#942938). - ehci-pci: enable interrupt on BayTrail (bnc926007). - Fixing wording in patch comment (bsc#923002) - fix lpfc_send_rscn_event allocation size claims bnc#935757 - hugetlb: simplify migrate_huge_page() (bnc#947957, VM Functionality). - hwpoison, hugetlb: lock_page/unlock_page does not match for handling a free hugepage (bnc#947957, VM Functionality). - IB/iser: Add Discovery support (bsc#923002). - IB/iser: Move informational messages from error to info level (bsc#923002). - IB/srp: Avoid skipping srp_reset_host() after a transport error (bsc#904965). - IB/srp: Fix a sporadic crash triggered by cable pulling (bsc#904965). - inotify: Fix nested sleeps in inotify_read() (bsc#940925). - ipv6: fix tunnel error handling (bsc#952579). - ipv6: probe routes asynchronous in rt6_probe (bsc#936118). - ipvs: drop first packet to dead server (bsc#946078). - ipvs: Fix reuse connection if real server is dead (bnc#945827). - kabi: patches.fixes/mm-make-page-pfmemalloc-check-more-robust.patch (bnc#920016). - KEYS: Fix race between key destruction and finding a keyring by name (bsc#951440). - ktime: add ktime_after and ktime_before helpe (bsc#904348). - libiscsi: Exporting new attrs for iscsi session and connection in sysfs (bsc#923002). - lib/string.c: introduce memchr_inv() (bnc#930788). - macvlan: Support bonding events bsc#948521 - Make sure XPRT_CONNECTING gets cleared when needed (bsc#946309). - memory-failure: do code refactor of soft_offline_page() (bnc#947957, VM Functionality). - memory-failure: fix an error of mce_bad_pages statistics (bnc#947957, VM Functionality). - memory-failure: use num_poisoned_pages instead of mce_bad_pages (bnc#947957, VM Functionality). - memory-hotplug: update mce_bad_pages when removing the memory (bnc#947957, VM Functionality). - mm: exclude reserved pages from dirtyable memory 32b fix (bnc#940017, bnc#949298). - mm: make page pfmemalloc check more robust (bnc#920016). - mm/memory-failure.c: fix wrong num_poisoned_pages in handling memory error on thp (bnc#947957, VM Functionality). - mm/memory-failure.c: recheck PageHuge() after hugetlb page migrate successfully (bnc#947957, VM Functionality). - mm/migrate.c: pair unlock_page() and lock_page() when migrating huge pages (bnc#947957, VM Functionality). - Modified -rt patches: 344 of 435, useless noise elided. - Moved iscsi kabi patch to patches.kabi (bsc#923002) - netfilter: nf_conntrack_proto_sctp: minimal multihoming support (bsc#932350). - PCI: Add dev_flags bit to access VPD through function 0 (bnc#943786). - pci: Add flag indicating device has been assigned by KVM (bnc#777565 FATE#313819). - PCI: Add VPD function 0 quirk for Intel Ethernet devices (bnc#943786). - PCI: Clear NumVFs when disabling SR-IOV in sriov_init() (bnc#952084). - PCI: delay configuration of SRIOV capability (bnc#952084). - PCI: Refresh First VF Offset and VF Stride when updating NumVFs (bnc#952084). - PCI: set pci sriov page size before reading SRIOV BAR (bnc#952084). - PCI: Update NumVFs register when disabling SR-IOV (bnc#952084). - pktgen: clean up ktime_t helpers (bsc#904348). - qla2xxx: do not clear slot in outstanding cmd array (bsc#944993). - qla2xxx: Do not reset adapter if SRB handle is in range (bsc#944993). - qla2xxx: Remove decrement of sp reference count in abort handler (bsc#944993). - r8169: remember WOL preferences on driver load (bsc#942305). - rcu: Eliminate deadlock between CPU hotplug and expedited grace periods (bsc#949706). - Refresh patches.xen/1282-usbback-limit-copying.patch (bsc#941202). - Rename kabi patch appropriately (bsc#923002) - rtc: cmos: Cancel alarm timer if alarm time is equal to now+1 seconds (bsc#930145). - sched/core: Fix task and run queue sched_info::run_delay inconsistencies (bnc#949100). - scsi: fix scsi_error_handler vs. scsi_host_dev_release race (bnc#942204). - SCSI: hosts: update to use ida_simple for host_no (bsc#939926) - SCSI: kabi: allow iscsi disocvery session support (bsc#923002). - scsi_transport_iscsi: Exporting new attrs for iscsi session and connection in sysfs (bsc#923002). - sg: fix read() error reporting (bsc#926774). - Update patches.fixes/fanotify-fix-deadlock-during-thread-exit.patch (bsc#935053, bsc#926709). Add bug reference. - usb: xhci: apply XHCI_AVOID_BEI quirk to all Intel xHCI controllers (bnc#944989). - USB: xhci: do not start a halted endpoint before its new dequeue is set (bnc#933721). - usb: xhci: handle Config Error Change (CEC) in xhci driver (bnc#933721). - usb: xhci: Prefer endpoint context dequeue pointer over stopped_trb (bnc#933721). - USB: xhci: Reset a halted endpoint immediately when we encounter a stall (bnc#933721). - x86: mm: drop TLB flush from ptep_set_access_flags (bsc#948330). - x86: mm: only do a local tlb flush in ptep_set_access_flags() (bsc#948330). - x86/tsc: Change Fast TSC calibration failed from error to info (bnc#942605). - xfs: add background scanning to clear eofblocks inodes (bnc#930788). - xfs: add EOFBLOCKS inode tagging/untagging (bnc#930788). - xfs: add inode id filtering to eofblocks scan (bnc#930788). - xfs: add minimum file size filtering to eofblocks scan (bnc#930788). - xfs: add XFS_IOC_FREE_EOFBLOCKS ioctl (bnc#930788). - xfs: create function to scan and clear EOFBLOCKS inodes (bnc#930788). - xfs: create helper to check whether to free eofblocks on inode (bnc#930788). - xfs: Fix lost direct IO write in the last block (bsc#949744). - xfs: Fix softlockup in xfs_inode_ag_walk() (bsc#948347). - xfs: introduce a common helper xfs_icluster_size_fsb (bsc#932805). - xfs: make xfs_free_eofblocks() non-static, return EAGAIN on trylock failure (bnc#930788). - xfs: support a tag-based inode_ag_iterator (bnc#930788). - xfs: support multiple inode id filtering in eofblocks scan (bnc#930788). - xfs: use xfs_icluster_size_fsb in xfs_bulkstat (bsc#932805). - xfs: use xfs_icluster_size_fsb in xfs_ialloc_inode_init (bsc#932805). - xfs: use xfs_icluster_size_fsb in xfs_ifree_cluster (bsc#932805). - xfs: use xfs_icluster_size_fsb in xfs_imap (bsc#932805). - xhci: Add spurious wakeup quirk for LynxPoint-LP controllers (bnc#949981). - xhci: Allocate correct amount of scratchpad buffers (bnc#933721). - xhci: Calculate old endpoints correctly on device reset (bnc#944831). - xhci: change xhci 1.0 only restrictions to support xhci 1.1 (bnc#949502). - xhci: Do not enable/disable RWE on bus suspend/resume (bnc#933721). - xhci: do not report PLC when link is in internal resume state (bnc#933721). - xhci: fix isoc endpoint dequeue from advancing too far on transaction error (bnc#944837). - xhci: fix reporting of 0-sized URBs in control endpoint (bnc#933721). - xhci: For streams the css flag most be read from the stream-ctx on ep stop (bnc#945691). - xhci: report U3 when link is in resume state (bnc#933721). - xhci: rework cycle bit checking for new dequeue pointers (bnc#933721). - xhci: Solve full event ring by increasing TRBS_PER_SEGMENT to 256 (bnc#933721). - xhci: Treat not finding the event_seg on COMP_STOP the same as COMP_STOP_INVAL (bnc#933721). - XHCI: use uninterruptible sleep for waiting for internal operations (bnc#939955). - xhci: Workaround for PME stuck issues in Intel xhci (bnc#933721).

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch slertesp3-kernel-rt-20151204-12390=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 SP3 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-rt_trace-3.0.101.rt130-0.33.44.2
    • kernel-rt-3.0.101.rt130-0.33.44.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 SP3 (x86_64)
    • kernel-rt_trace-base-3.0.101.rt130-0.33.44.2
    • kernel-rt-base-3.0.101.rt130-0.33.44.2
    • kernel-rt_trace-devel-3.0.101.rt130-0.33.44.2
    • kernel-source-rt-3.0.101.rt130-0.33.44.2
    • kernel-rt-devel-3.0.101.rt130-0.33.44.2
    • kernel-syms-rt-3.0.101.rt130-0.33.44.1

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