Security update for the Linux Kernel

SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:0828-1
Rating: important
References: #1012382 #1075697 #1082943 #1098599 #1102959 #1105402 #1107829 #1108145 #1109137 #1109330 #1110286 #1117645 #1119019 #1120691 #1121698 #1121805 #1122821 #1124728 #1124732 #1124735 #1125315 #1127155 #1127758 #1127961 #1128166 #1129080 #1129179
Cross-References:CVE-2018-14633 CVE-2019-2024 CVE-2019-6974 CVE-2019-7221 CVE-2019-7222 CVE-2019-9213
Affected Products:
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP2
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4
  • OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7

An update that solves 6 vulnerabilities and has 21 fixes is now available.

Description:



The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 LTSS kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.
The following security bugs were fixed:

  • CVE-2019-2024: A use-after-free when disconnecting a source was fixed which could lead to crashes. bnc#1129179).
  • CVE-2019-9213: expand_downwards in mm/mmap.c lacked a check for the mmap minimum address, which made it easier for attackers to exploit kernel NULL pointer dereferences on non-SMAP platforms. This is related to a capability check for the wrong task (bnc#1128166).
  • CVE-2018-14633: A security flaw was found in the chap_server_compute_md5() function in the ISCSI target code in the Linux kernel in a way an authentication request from an ISCSI initiator is processed. (bnc#1107829).
  • CVE-2019-7221: The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel had a Use-after-Free (bnc#1124732).
  • CVE-2019-7222: The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel had an Information Leak (bnc#1124735).
  • CVE-2019-6974: kvm_ioctl_create_device in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c mishandled reference counting because of a race condition, which led to a use-after-free (bnc#1124728).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:
  • copy_mount_string: Limit string length to PATH_MAX (bsc#1082943).
  • enic: add wq clean up budget (bsc#1075697, bsc#1120691. bsc#1102959).
  • ibmvscsi: Fix empty event pool access during host removal (bsc#1119019).
  • ipv4: ipv6: Adjust the frag mem limit after truesize has been changed (bsc#1110286).
  • kmps: obsolete older KMPs of the same flavour (bsc#1127155, bsc#1109137).
  • netfilter: ipv6: Adjust the frag mem limit after truesize has been changed (bsc#1110286).
  • perf/x86: Add sysfs entry to freeze counters on SMI (bsc#1121805).
  • perf/x86/intel: Delay memory deallocation until x86_pmu_dead_cpu() (bsc#1121805).
  • perf/x86/intel: Do not enable freeze-on-smi for PerfMon V1 (bsc#1121805).
  • perf/x86/intel: Fix memory corruption (bsc#1121805).
  • perf/x86/intel: Generalize dynamic constraint creation (bsc#1121805).
  • perf/x86/intel: Implement support for TSX Force Abort (bsc#1121805).
  • perf/x86/intel: Make cpuc allocations consistent (bsc#1121805).
  • pseries/energy: Use OF accessor function to read ibm,drc-indexes (bsc#1129080).
  • restore cond_resched() in shrink_dcache_parent() (bsc#1098599, bsc#1105402, bsc#1127758).
  • rps: flow_dissector: Fix uninitialized flow_keys used in __skb_get_hash possibly (bsc#1108145).
  • scsi: megaraid_sas: Send SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE for VD to firmware (bsc#1121698).
  • scsi: sym53c8xx: fix NULL pointer dereference panic in sym_int_sir() (bsc#1125315).
  • x86: Add TSX Force Abort CPUID/MSR (bsc#1121805).
  • x86: respect memory size limiting via mem= parameter (bsc#1117645).
  • x86/spectre_v2: Do not check microcode versions when running under hypervisors (bsc#1122821).
  • x86/xen: dont add memory above max allowed allocation (bsc#1117645).
  • xen-netfront: Fix hang on device removal (bnc#1012382).
  • xfrm: use complete IPv6 addresses for hash (bsc#1109330).
  • xfs: remove filestream item xfs_inode reference (bsc#1127961).

Special Instructions and Notes:

Please reboot the system after installing this update.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security 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 OpenStack Cloud 7:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2019-828=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2019-828=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2019-828=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2019-828=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP2:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP2-2019-828=1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-4-2019-828=1
  • OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Magnum-Orchestration-7-2019-828=1

Package List:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 (s390x x86_64):
    • kernel-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-base-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-devel-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-syms-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 (noarch):
    • kernel-devel-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-macros-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-source-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 (x86_64):
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_121-92_104-default-1-3.3.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 (s390x):
    • kernel-default-man-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2 (ppc64le x86_64):
    • kernel-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-base-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-devel-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-syms-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_121-92_104-default-1-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2 (noarch):
    • kernel-devel-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-macros-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-source-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • kernel-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-base-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-devel-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-syms-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS (ppc64le x86_64):
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_121-92_104-default-1-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS (noarch):
    • kernel-devel-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-macros-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-source-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS (s390x):
    • kernel-default-man-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL (noarch):
    • kernel-devel-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-macros-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-source-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL (x86_64):
    • kernel-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-base-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-devel-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-syms-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • cluster-network-kmp-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • cluster-network-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • dlm-kmp-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • gfs2-kmp-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 (noarch):
    • kernel-devel-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-macros-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-source-4.4.121-92.104.1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 (x86_64):
    • kernel-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-base-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-devel-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-syms-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_4_121-92_104-default-1-3.3.1
  • OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7 (x86_64):
    • kernel-default-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.4.121-92.104.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.4.121-92.104.1

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