SUSE-SU-2019:2572-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 10 for SLE 15)

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 10 for SLE 15)
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2019:2572-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1149841 #1151021 
Cross-References:   CVE-2019-14835
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-150_17 fixes several issues.

   The following security issue was fixed:

   - CVE-2019-14835: A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way vhost
     functionality, that translates virtqueue buffers to IOVs, logged the
     buffer descriptors during migration. A privileged guest user able to
     pass descriptors with invalid length to the host when migration is
     underway, could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the host
     (bsc#1151021).


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 Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2019-2573=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2019-2574=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2019-2575=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2019-2576=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2019-2587=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2019-2570=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2019-2572=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2019-2577=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2019-2578=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2019-2580=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2019-2581=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2019-2584=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2019-2585=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-2019-2586=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2019-2571=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2019-2579=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2019-2582=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2019-2583=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2019-2588=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2019-2589=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2019-2590=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2019-2591=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64):

      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-195-default-6-16.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_10-default-2-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_15-default-2-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_4-default-5-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_7-default-4-2.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15 (ppc64le x86_64):

      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_14-default-4-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_14-default-debuginfo-4-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_17-default-4-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_17-default-debuginfo-4-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_22-default-3-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_22-default-debuginfo-3-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_27-default-2-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_27-default-debuginfo-2-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_32-default-2-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_32-default-debuginfo-2-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_19-default-8-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_19-default-debuginfo-8-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_22-default-7-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_22-default-debuginfo-7-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_25-default-6-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_25-default-debuginfo-6-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_28-default-5-2.1
      kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_28-default-debuginfo-5-2.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4 (ppc64le x86_64):

      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-94_41-default-7-2.19.1
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-94_41-default-debuginfo-7-2.19.1
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_13-default-4-2.1
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_16-default-4-2.1
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_19-default-3-2.1
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_24-default-2-2.1
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_29-default-2-2.1
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_3-default-6-2.1
      kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_6-default-5-2.1
      kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_0-debugsource-7-2.19.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14835.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1149841
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1151021



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