Please Install the Updated Packages.

The Linux kernel was updated to fix various bugs and security issues: - mm/page-writeback.c: do not count anon pages as dirtyable memory (reclaim stalls). - mm/page-writeback.c: fix dirty_balance_reserve subtraction from dirtyable memory (reclaim stalls). - compat_sys_recvmmsg X32 fix (bnc#860993 CVE-2014-0038). - hwmon: (coretemp) Fix truncated name of alarm attributes - net: fib: fib6_add: fix potential NULL pointer dereference (bnc#854173 CVE-2013-6431). - keys: fix race with concurrent install_user_keyrings() (bnc#808358)(CVE-2013-1792). - KVM: x86: Convert vapic synchronization to _cached functions (CVE-2013-6368) (bnc#853052 CVE-2013-6368). - wireless: radiotap: fix parsing buffer overrun (bnc#854634 CVE-2013-7027). - KVM: x86: fix guest-initiated crash with x2apic (CVE-2013-6376) (bnc#853053 CVE-2013-6376). - KVM: x86: Fix potential divide by 0 in lapic (CVE-2013-6367) (bnc#853051 CVE-2013-6367). - KVM: Improve create VCPU parameter (CVE-2013-4587) (bnc#853050 CVE-2013-4587). - staging: ozwpan: prevent overflow in oz_cdev_write() (bnc#849023 CVE-2013-4513). - perf/x86: Fix offcore_rsp valid mask for SNB/IVB (bnc#825006). - perf/x86: Add Intel IvyBridge event scheduling constraints (bnc#825006). - libertas: potential oops in debugfs (bnc#852559 CVE-2013-6378). - aacraid: prevent invalid pointer dereference (bnc#852373 CVE-2013-6380). - staging: wlags49_h2: buffer overflow setting station name (bnc#849029 CVE-2013-4514). - net: flow_dissector: fail on evil iph- ihl (bnc#848079 CVE-2013-4348). - Staging: bcm: info leak in ioctl (bnc#849034 CVE-2013-4515). - Refresh patches.fixes/net-rework-recvmsg-handler-msg_name-and-msg_na melen-logic.patch. - ipv6: remove max_addresses check from ipv6_create_tempaddr (bnc#805226, CVE-2013-0343). - net: rework recvmsg handler msg_name and msg_namelen logic (bnc#854722). - crypto: ansi_cprng - Fix off by one error in non-block size request (bnc#840226). - x6: Fix reserve_initrd so that acpi_initrd_override is reached (bnc#831836). - Refresh other Xen patches. - aacraid: missing capable() check in compat ioctl (bnc#852558). - patches.fixes/gpio-ich-fix-ichx_gpio_check_available-return. patch: Update upstream reference - perf/ftrace: Fix paranoid level for enabling function tracer (bnc#849362). - xhci: fix null pointer dereference on ring_doorbell_for_active_rings (bnc#848255). - xhci: Fix oops happening after address device timeout (bnc#848255). - xhci: Ensure a command structure points to the correct trb ... Description truncated, for more information please check the Reference URL

kernel on openSUSE 12.3

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25