Security update for util-linux

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3523-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-37600 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-37600 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that solves one vulnerability and has three security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for util-linux fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.33.2 to provide seamless update from SLE12 SP5 to SLE15 SP2:

  • CVE-2021-37600: Fixed an integer overflow which could lead to a buffer overflow in get_sem_elements() in sys-utils/ipcutils.c (bsc#1188921).
  • agetty: Fix 8-bit processing in get_logname() (bsc#1125886).
  • mount: Fix "mount" output for net file systems (bsc#1122417).
  • ipcs: Avoid overflows (bsc#1178236)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-3523=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP2-2021-3523=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-3523=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libfdisk-devel-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libblkid1-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libfdisk1-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libmount1-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libuuid-devel-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libblkid-devel-static-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libfdisk1-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libsmartcols-devel-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libmount1-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libsmartcols1-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-debugsource-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libblkid1-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-systemd-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libblkid-devel-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libmount-devel-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libuuid-devel-static-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libuuid1-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libuuid1-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-2.33.2-4.16.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • util-linux-lang-2.33.2-4.16.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (x86_64)
    • libuuid1-32bit-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libuuid1-32bit-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libmount1-32bit-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libmount1-32bit-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libblkid1-32bit-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libblkid1-32bit-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • uuidd-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • uuidd-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libsmartcols1-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libblkid1-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libuuid1-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-systemd-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libfdisk1-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libmount1-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libuuid1-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-debugsource-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libblkid1-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libfdisk1-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libmount1-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • util-linux-2.33.2-4.16.1
    • libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.33.2-4.16.1

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