openSUSE Security Update: Security update for the openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel.
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2016:3086-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1013604 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-9576
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 42.1
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   The openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel has been updated to fix a security issue:

   - CVE-2016-9576: A use-after-free vulnerability in the SCSI generic driver
     allows users with write access to /dev/sg* or /dev/bsg* to elevate their
     privileges (bsc#1013604).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.1:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-1439=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i686 x86_64):

      kernel-debug-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-debug-base-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-debug-base-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-debug-debugsource-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-debug-devel-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-ec2-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-ec2-base-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-ec2-base-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-ec2-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-ec2-debugsource-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-ec2-devel-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pv-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pv-base-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pv-base-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pv-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pv-debugsource-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pv-devel-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-vanilla-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-vanilla-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-vanilla-debugsource-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-vanilla-devel-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-xen-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-xen-base-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-xen-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-xen-debugsource-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-xen-devel-4.1.36-41.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i586 x86_64):

      kernel-default-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-default-base-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-default-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-default-debugsource-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-default-devel-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-obs-build-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-obs-build-debugsource-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-obs-qa-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-syms-4.1.36-41.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (noarch):

      kernel-devel-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-docs-4.1.36-41.2
      kernel-docs-html-4.1.36-41.2
      kernel-docs-pdf-4.1.36-41.2
      kernel-macros-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-source-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-source-vanilla-4.1.36-41.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i686):

      kernel-pae-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pae-base-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pae-base-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pae-debuginfo-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pae-debugsource-4.1.36-41.1
      kernel-pae-devel-4.1.36-41.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9576.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013604