[sle-beta] Important update of the Linux Kernel for SLE 12 SP3!

[SUSE Beta Program]

We have released an important patch for the Linux Kernel (Drivers and Security patches) in our SLES12-SP3-Updates Beta Channel.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3 Kernel has been updated to version 4.4.75 and fixes several bugs and security-issues.

Please apply this patch for your thorough beta testing!


More informations
How to get access to SLE 12 SP3 Beta Online channels?

Please refer to our FAQ at https://www.suse.com/betaprogram/sle-beta/#faq-reg!

How to get information on the patch for the Linux Kernel?

Please use this command to list all changes included in the patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1112.

Get information on a patch (zypper info -t patch <PATCH> or zypper if <PATCH>):
$ sudo zypper info -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1112
Refreshing service 'SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Server_12_SP3_x86_64'.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Information for patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1112:
-------------------------------------------------------
Repository : SLES12-SP3-Updates
Name : SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1112
Version : 1
Arch : noarch
Vendor : maint-coord at suse.de
Status : needed
Category : security
Severity : important
Created On : Thu 06 Jul 2017 09:39:43 AM CEST
Interactive : reboot
Summary : Security update for the Linux Kernel
Description :
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3 Kernel has been updated to version 4.4.75 and fixes several bugs and security-issues.
    The following security issues have been fixed:
      - kvm/x86: Fix singlestepping over syscall. (bsc#1045922, CVE-2017-7518)
      - fs/exec.c: Account for argv/envp pointers. (bsc#1039354, CVE-2017-1000365)
    Additionally, the following bugs have been fixed:
      - Add Windstorm Peak WiFi support. (fate#323335, fate#321353)
      - alsa/hda: Fix endless loop of codec configure. (bsc#1031717)
[...]

How to list all available patches?
List all applicable patches (zypper list-patches or zypper lp):
$ sudo zypper lp
Refreshing service 'SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Server_12_SP3_x86_64'.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Repository | Name | Category | Severity | Interactive | Status | Summary
-------------------+----------------------------------+----------+-----------+-------------+--------+-------------------------------------
SLES12-SP3-Updates | SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1112 | security | important | reboot | needed | Security update for the Linux Kernel
Found 1 applicable patch:
1 patch needed (1 security patch)

How to list all packages in the SLES12-SP3-Updates Beta Channel?

List all packages in a given repository (zypper packages -r <REPO> or zypper pa -r <REPO>)
$ sudo zypper pa -r SLES12-SP3-Updates
Refreshing service 'SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Server_12_SP3_x86_64'.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
S | Repository | Name | Version | Arch
---+--------------------+-------------------------------------+------------------------------+-------
i | SLES12-SP3-Updates | crash | 7.1.8-7.2 | x86_64
v | SLES12-SP3-Updates | crash | 7.1.8-4.1 | x86_64
v | SLES12-SP3-Updates | crash-kmp-default | 7.1.8_k4.4.71_1-7.2 | x86_64
v | SLES12-SP3-Updates | crash-kmp-default | 7.1.8_k4.4.70_3-4.1 | x86_64
v | SLES12-SP3-Updates | hwinfo | 21.44-3.1 | x86_64
v | SLES12-SP3-Updates | kdump | 0.8.16-3.1 | x86_64
   | SLES12-SP3-Updates | kdumpid | 1.2-3.1 | x86_64
v | SLES12-SP3-Updates | kernel-default | 4.4.75-8.1 | x86_64
i+ | SLES12-SP3-Updates | kernel-default | 4.4.73-3.1 | x86_64
[…]
   | SLES12-SP3-Updates | update-test-security | 5-5.45.1 | x86_64
   | SLES12-SP3-Updates | update-test-security | 5-5.21.1 | x86_64
   | SLES12-SP3-Updates | update-test-trival | 5-5.30.2 | x86_64
   | SLES12-SP3-Updates | update-test-trival | 5-5.6.1 | x86_64

More information on “zypper pa” with "zypper pa -h”.

You should see in the first column the status of the package, i.e “i” for installed, “v” when a different version is installed


Question?

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