Security update for rear118a

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0190-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-23301 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-23301 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for rear118a fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-23301: Corrected world-readable permissions for initrd, which could be an issue if it contains sensitive information (bsc#1218728).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-190=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-190=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • rear118a-1.18.a-9.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • rear118a-1.18.a-9.3.1

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