Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 16 for SLE 12 SP4)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3073-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-3653 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-3653 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-3656 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-3656 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-38198 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-38198 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-95_60 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2021-3653: Fixed missing validation of the KVM int_ctl VMCB field that would have allowed a malicious L1 guest to enable AVIC support for the L2 guest (bsc#1189420).
  • CVE-2021-3656: Fixed KVM nSVM nested VMLOAD/VMSAVE interception (bsc#1189418).
  • CVE-2021-38198: Fixed KVM MMU to use the correct inherited permissions to get shadow page (bsc#1189278).

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 Live Patching 12-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3054=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3055=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3056=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3057=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3058=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3059=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2021-3060=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3061=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3062=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3063=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3064=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3065=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3066=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3067=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3068=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3069=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3070=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3071=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3072=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3073=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2021-3074=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3077=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3078=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3079=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3080=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3075=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2021-3076=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3081=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3082=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3083=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3084=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3085=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3086=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3087=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3088=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3089=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3090=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3091=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2021-3092=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3093=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3094=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3095=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3096=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3097=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3098=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3099=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3100=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3101=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3102=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3103=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3104=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3105=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3106=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3107=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2021-3108=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2021-3109=1 SUSE-2021-3110=1 SUSE-2021-3111=1 SUSE-2021-3112=1 SUSE-2021-3113=1 SUSE-2021-3114=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3109=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3110=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3111=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3112=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3113=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2021-3114=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_71-default-9-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_65-default-11-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_68-default-10-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_74-default-6-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_77-default-5-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_80-default-3-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_60-default-14-2.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_77-default-4-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_51-default-13-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_66-default-7-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_46-default-13-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_54-default-11-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_71-default-6-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_41-default-15-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_80-default-3-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_83-default-2-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_74-default-4-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_57-default-11-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_63-default-9-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_60-default-10-2.2
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_37-default-16-2.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_72-default-debuginfo-6-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_63-default-debuginfo-12-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_66-default-10-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_66-default-debuginfo-10-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_75-default-debuginfo-3-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_72-default-6-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_58-default-14-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_69-default-debuginfo-9-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_69-default-9-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_58-default-debuginfo-14-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_63-default-12-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_75-default-3-2.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_92-default-5-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_64-default-12-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_99-default-3-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_61-default-13-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_67-default-12-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_89-default-6-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_83-default-10-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_56-default-14-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_72-default-11-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_78-default-11-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_75-default-11-2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_86-default-9-2.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_78-default-debuginfo-2-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_11-debugsource-9-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_29-default-debuginfo-12-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_17-debugsource-3-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_78-default-2-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_37-default-12-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_43-default-debuginfo-11-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_7-debugsource-12-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_64-default-6-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_14-debugsource-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_70-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_15-default-debuginfo-14-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_29-default-12-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_37-default-debuginfo-12-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_6-debugsource-12-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_15-debugsource-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_43-default-11-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_15-default-14-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_46-default-debuginfo-11-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_3-debugsource-14-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_75-default-3-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_46-default-11-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_9-debugsource-11-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_18-debugsource-2-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_49-default-10-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_34-default-12-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_24-default-debuginfo-14-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_10-debugsource-10-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_34-default-debuginfo-12-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_52-default-debuginfo-9-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_16-debugsource-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_53_4-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_75-default-debuginfo-3-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_61-default-6-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_8-debugsource-11-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_24-default-14-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_12-debugsource-6-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_53_4-default-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_52-default-9-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_5-debugsource-12-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_13-debugsource-6-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_70-default-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_49-default-debuginfo-10-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_4-debugsource-14-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_61-default-debuginfo-6-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_64-default-debuginfo-6-2.3
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-default-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_4-debugsource-3-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_0-debugsource-6-3.2
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_1-debugsource-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-default-debuginfo-2-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-default-debuginfo-6-3.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-default-3-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-default-2-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-default-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-default-debuginfo-3-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_5-debugsource-2-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_2-debugsource-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_3-debugsource-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-default-6-3.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-preempt-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-preempt-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-preempt-debuginfo-3-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-preempt-2-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-preempt-debuginfo-2-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-preempt-6-3.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-preempt-3-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-preempt-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-preempt-debuginfo-6-3.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-preempt-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-preempt-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-preempt-4-2.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-default-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_0-debugsource-6-3.2
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_1-debugsource-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_10-default-debuginfo-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-default-debuginfo-6-3.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_16-default-3-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-default-2-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-default-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_2-debugsource-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_3-debugsource-4-2.3
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-default-6-3.2

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