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SUSE-SU-2020:2578-1 Not scored

Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 Azure kernel was updated to 3.12.31 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bug was fixed: - CVE-2020-14386: Fixed a potential local privilege escalation via memory corruption (bsc#1176069). The following non-security bugs were fixed: - EDAC: Fix reference count leaks (bsc#1112178). - KVM: SVM: fix svn_pin_memory()'s use of get_user_pages_fast() (bsc#1112178). - mm, vmstat: reduce zone->lock holding time by /proc/pagetypeinfo (bsc#1175691). - net/mlx5e: Fix error path of device attach (git-fixes). - net/mlx5: Fix a bug of using ptp channel index as pin index (git-fixes). - net: smc91x: Fix possible memory leak in smc_drv_probe() (git-fixes). - sched/deadline: Initialize ->dl_boosted (bsc#1112178). - scsi: lpfc: Add and rename a whole bunch of function parameter descriptions (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Add description for lpfc_release_rpi()'s 'ndlpl param (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Add missing misc_deregister() for lpfc_init() (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Ensure variable has the same stipulations as code using it (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix a bunch of kerneldoc misdemeanors (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix FCoE speed reporting (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix kerneldoc parameter formatting/misnaming/missing issues (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix LUN loss after cable pull (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix no message shown for lpfc_hdw_queue out of range value (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix oops when unloading driver while running mds diags (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix retry of PRLI when status indicates its unsupported (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix RSCN timeout due to incorrect gidft counter (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix some function parameter descriptions (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix typo in comment for ULP (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix-up around 120 documentation issues (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix-up formatting/docrot where appropriate (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix validation of bsg reply lengths (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: NVMe remote port devloss_tmo from lldd (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666 bsc#1173060). - scsi: lpfc: nvmet: Avoid hang / use-after-free again when destroying targetport (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Provide description for lpfc_mem_alloc()'s 'align' param (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Quieten some printks (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Remove unused variable 'pg_addr' (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Update lpfc version to 12.8.0.3 (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Use __printf() format notation (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - vxlan: Ensure FDB dump is performed under RCU (git-fixes). - x86/fsgsbase/64: Fix NULL deref in 86_fsgsbase_read_task (bsc#1112178). - x86/mce/inject: Fix a wrong assignment of i_mce.status (bsc#1112178). - x86/unwind/orc: Fix ORC for newly forked tasks (bsc#1058115).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published September 9, 2020
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-azure
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-source-azure
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-syms-azure
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-azure
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-source-azure
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-syms-azure

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2020:2578-1

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 Azure kernel was updated to 3.12.31 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bug was fixed: - CVE-2020-14386: Fixed a potential local privilege escalation via memory corruption (bsc#1176069). The following non-security bugs were fixed: - EDAC: Fix reference count leaks (bsc#1112178). - KVM: SVM: fix svn_pin_memory()'s use of get_user_pages_fast() (bsc#1112178). - mm, vmstat: reduce zone->lock holding time by /proc/pagetypeinfo (bsc#1175691). - net/mlx5e: Fix error path of device attach (git-fixes). - net/mlx5: Fix a bug of using ptp channel index as pin index (git-fixes). - net: smc91x: Fix possible memory leak in smc_drv_probe() (git-fixes). - sched/deadline: Initialize ->dl_boosted (bsc#1112178). - scsi: lpfc: Add and rename a whole bunch of function parameter descriptions (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Add description for lpfc_release_rpi()'s 'ndlpl param (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Add missing misc_deregister() for lpfc_init() (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Ensure variable has the same stipulations as code using it (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix a bunch of kerneldoc misdemeanors (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix FCoE speed reporting (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix kerneldoc parameter formatting/misnaming/missing issues (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix LUN loss after cable pull (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix no message shown for lpfc_hdw_queue out of range value (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix oops when unloading driver while running mds diags (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix retry of PRLI when status indicates its unsupported (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix RSCN timeout due to incorrect gidft counter (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix some function parameter descriptions (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix typo in comment for ULP (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix-up around 120 documentation issues (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix-up formatting/docrot where appropriate (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Fix validation of bsg reply lengths (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: NVMe remote port devloss_tmo from lldd (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666 bsc#1173060). - scsi: lpfc: nvmet: Avoid hang / use-after-free again when destroying targetport (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Provide description for lpfc_mem_alloc()'s 'align' param (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Quieten some printks (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Remove unused variable 'pg_addr' (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Update lpfc version to 12.8.0.3 (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - scsi: lpfc: Use __printf() format notation (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666). - vxlan: Ensure FDB dump is performed under RCU (git-fixes). - x86/fsgsbase/64: Fix NULL deref in 86_fsgsbase_read_task (bsc#1112178). - x86/mce/inject: Fix a wrong assignment of i_mce.status (bsc#1112178). - x86/unwind/orc: Fix ORC for newly forked tasks (bsc#1058115).

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05 / REFERENCES

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