Security update for grub2
Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2015:2399-1 |
Rating: | important |
References: | #928131 #943380 #946148 #952539 #956631 |
Affected Products: |
An update that solves one vulnerability and has four fixes is now available.
Description:
This update for grub2 provides the following fixes and enhancements:
Security issue fixed:
- Fix buffer overflows when reading username and password. (bsc#956631,
CVE-2015-8370)
Non security issues fixed:
- Expand list of grub.cfg search path in PV Xen guests for systems
installed
on btrfs snapshots. (bsc#946148, bsc#952539)
- Add --image switch to force zipl update to specific kernel. (bsc#928131)
- Do not use shim lock protocol for reading PE header as it won't be
available when secure boot is disabled. (bsc#943380)
- Make firmware flaw condition be more precisely detected and add debug
message for the case.
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 Server 12:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-1032=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-1032=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
- grub2-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le):
- grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64):
- grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):
- grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x):
- grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- grub2-s390x-emu-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
- grub2-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-56.9.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (noarch):
- grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-56.9.4