SUSE-SU-2016:2553-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:2553-1

    Published: 17 Oct 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-5759
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-5759

    Summary: Security update for kdump

    Details: This update for kdump provides several fixes and enhancements: - Refresh kdumprd if /etc/hosts or /etc/nsswitch.conf is changed. (bsc#943214) - Add a separate systemd service to rebuild kdumprd at boot. (bsc#943214) - Improve network setup in the kdump environment by reading configuration from wicked by default (system configuration files are used as a fallback). (bsc#980328) - Use the last mount entry in kdump_get_mountpoints(). (bsc#951844) - Remove 'notsc' from the kdump kernel command line. (bsc#973213) - Handle dump files with many program headers. (bsc#932339, bsc#970708) - Fall back to stat() if file type is DT_UNKNOWN. (bsc#964206) - Remove vm. sysctls from kdump initrd. (bsc#927451, bsc#987862) - Use the exit code of kexec, not that of 'local'. (bsc#984799) - Convert sysroot to a bind mount in kdump initrd. (bsc#976864) - Distinguish between Xenlinux (aka Xenified or SUSE) and pvops Xen kernels, as the latter can run on bare metal. (bsc#974270) - CVE-2016-5759: Use full path to dracut as argument to bash. (bsc#989972, bsc#990200)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162553-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/927451, https://bugzilla.suse.com/932339, https://bugzilla.suse.com/943214, https://bugzilla.suse.com/951844, https://bugzilla.suse.com/964206, https://bugzilla.suse.com/970708, https://bugzilla.suse.com/973213, https://bugzilla.suse.com/974270, https://bugzilla.suse.com/976864, https://bugzilla.suse.com/980328, https://bugzilla.suse.com/984799, https://bugzilla.suse.com/987862, https://bugzilla.suse.com/989972, https://bugzilla.suse.com/990200, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5759

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kdump

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.8.15-29.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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