Security update for Linux kernel

SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux kernel
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:0856-1
Rating: important
References: #760753 #789831 #790236 #810628 #812317 #813735 #815745 #817666 #818337 #819403
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
  • SLE SDK 10 SP4

  • An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has 8 fixes is now available.

    Description:


    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 kernel has been updated to
    fix various bugs and security issues.

    Security issues fixed:

    *

    CVE-2012-4444: The ip6_frag_queue function in
    net/ipv6/reassembly.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote
    attackers to bypass intended network restrictions via
    overlapping IPv6 fragments.

    *

    CVE-2013-1928: The do_video_set_spu_palette function
    in fs/compat_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel lacked a certain
    error check, which might have allowed local users to obtain
    sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a
    crafted VIDEO_SET_SPU_PALETTE ioctl call on a /dev/dvb
    device.

    Also the following bugs have been fixed:

    * hugetlb: Fix regression introduced by the original
    patch (bnc#790236, bnc#819403).
    * NFSv3/v2: Fix data corruption with NFS short reads
    (bnc#818337).
    * Fix package descriptions in specfiles (bnc#817666).
    * TTY: fix atime/mtime regression (bnc#815745).
    * virtio_net: ensure big packets are 64k (bnc#760753).
    * virtio_net: refill rx buffers when oom occurs
    (bnc#760753).
    * qeth: fix qeth_wait_for_threads() deadlock for OSN
    devices (bnc#812317, LTC#90910).
    * nfsd: remove unnecessary NULL checks from
    nfsd_cross_mnt (bnc#810628).
    * knfsd: Fixed problem with NFS exporting directories
    which are mounted on (bnc#810628).

    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2012-4444
    >
    * CVE-2013-1928
    >

    Indications:

    Everyone using the Linux Kernel on x86_64 architecture should update.

    Special Instructions and Notes:

    Please reboot the system after installing this update.

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64):
    • kernel-default-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-source-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-syms-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 x86_64):
    • kernel-debug-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 ppc x86_64):
    • kernel-kdump-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):
    • kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-xen-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586):
    • kernel-bigsmp-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-kdumppae-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-vmi-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-vmipae-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-xenpae-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (ppc):
    • kernel-iseries64-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-ppc64-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):
    • kernel-default-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-source-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-syms-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-xen-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586):
    • kernel-bigsmp-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • kernel-xenpae-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 x86_64):
    • kernel-debug-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 ppc x86_64):
    • kernel-kdump-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):
    • kernel-xen-2.6.16.60-0.103.1
    • SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586):
    • kernel-xenpae-2.6.16.60-0.103.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4444.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1928.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/760753
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/789831
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/790236
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/810628
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/812317
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/813735
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/815745
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/817666
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/818337
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/819403
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=42590e04eddb51fa31379710deb16611
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=4f3691ec5a62d5e0a58b289de36e7ba5
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=60a0921c1bb3961c00333f60f45fee0b
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=806641e6eb093ae891357f0c47c7e76f
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=b108e81194a14724506e0d40a5303d13