Security update for sudo

SUSE Security Update: Security update for sudo
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1274-1
Rating: important
References: #1183936
Cross-References:CVE-2021-3156
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for sudo fixes the following issues:

  • L3: Tenable Scan reports sudo is vulnerable to CVE-2021-3156 (bsc#1183936)

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 Software Development Kit 12-SP5:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-1274=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-1274=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.15.1
    • sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.15.1
    • sudo-devel-1.8.27-4.15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • sudo-1.8.27-4.15.1
    • sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.15.1
    • sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.15.1

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