Security update for permissions

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0197-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2020-8025 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2020-8025 ( NVD ): 9.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • 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 can now be installed.

Description:

This update for permissions fixes the following issues:

  • Update to version 20181224:
  • pcp: remove no longer needed / conflicting entries (bsc#1171883, CVE-2020-8025)

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-SP2-2021-197=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • permissions-debugsource-20181224-23.3.1
    • permissions-debuginfo-20181224-23.3.1
    • permissions-20181224-23.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • permissions-zypp-plugin-20181224-23.3.1

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