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SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2021:14693-1 (util-linux)

From:  sle-security-updates@lists.suse.com
To:  sle-security-updates@lists.suse.com
Subject:  SUSE-SU-2021:14693-1: important: Security update for util-linux
Date:  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:16:57 +0200
Message-ID:  <20210414221657.0F5C7FCF8@maintenance.suse.de>

SUSE Security Update: Security update for util-linux ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:14693-1 Rating: important References: #1040414 #903440 #903738 #923777 #923904 #924994 #925705 #930236 #931607 #949754 Cross-References: CVE-2015-5218 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has 9 fixes is now available. Description: This update for util-linux fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-5218: Prevent colcrt buffer overflow. (bsc#949754) These non-security issues were fixed: - Mount crashes when trying to mount `shmfs` while `SELinux` is active. (bsc#1040414) - Fix `lsblk -f` on `CCISS` and other devices with nodes in `/dev` subdirectory. (bsc#924994) - Fix `script(1)` hang caused by mis-interpreted EOF on big-endian platforms. (bsc#930236) - Do not segfault when TERM is not defined or wrong. (bsc#903440) - Update and fix mount XFS documentation. (bsc#925705) - Fix recognition of `/dev/dm-N` partitions names. (bsc#931607) - Follow SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 device mapper partition names configuration. (bsc#931607) - Fix recognition of device mapper partitions. (bsc#923904) - Fix `fsck -C {fd}` parsing. (bsc#923777, bsc#903738) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sleposp3-util-linux-14693=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-util-linux-14693=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586): libblkid1-2.19.1-6.62.7.1 libuuid1-2.19.1-6.62.7.1 util-linux-2.19.1-6.62.7.1 util-linux-lang-2.19.1-6.62.7.1 uuid-runtime-2.19.1-6.62.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64): util-linux-debuginfo-2.19.1-6.62.7.1 util-linux-debugsource-2.19.1-6.62.7.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5218.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1040414 https://bugzilla.suse.com/903440 https://bugzilla.suse.com/903738 https://bugzilla.suse.com/923777 https://bugzilla.suse.com/923904 https://bugzilla.suse.com/924994 https://bugzilla.suse.com/925705 https://bugzilla.suse.com/930236 https://bugzilla.suse.com/931607 https://bugzilla.suse.com/949754


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