Security update for supportutils

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:13976-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-19636 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-19636 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-19638 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2018-19638 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2018-19639 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-19639 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-19640 ( SUSE ): 5.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-19640 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for supportutils fixes the following issues:

Security vulnerabilities fixed:

  • CVE-2018-19636: Local root exploit via inclusion of attacker controlled shell script (bsc#1117751)
  • CVE-2018-19640: Users can kill arbitrary processes (bsc#1118463)
  • CVE-2018-19638: User can overwrite arbitrary log files in support tar (bsc#1118460)
  • CVE-2018-19639: Code execution if run with -v (bsc#1118462)

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 Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-supportutils-13976=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-supportutils-13976=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-supportutils-13976=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (noarch)
    • supportutils-1.20-122.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (noarch)
    • supportutils-1.20-122.9.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (noarch)
    • supportutils-1.20-122.9.1

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