Security update for augeas

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0653-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2014-8119 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-7555 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2017-7555 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for augeas fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-7555: Fix a memory corruption bug could have lead to arbitrary code execution by passing crafted strings that would be mis-handled by parse_name() (bsc#1054171).
  • CVE-2014-8119: Fix improper handling of escaped strings leading to memory corruption (bsc#925225).

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 Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-augeas-13504=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-augeas-13504=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-augeas-13504=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • augeas-devel-0.9.0-3.21.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • augeas-0.9.0-3.21.3.1
    • augeas-lenses-0.9.0-3.21.3.1
    • libaugeas0-0.9.0-3.21.3.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • augeas-0.9.0-3.21.3.1
    • augeas-lenses-0.9.0-3.21.3.1
    • libaugeas0-0.9.0-3.21.3.1

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