Security update for patch

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1128-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-10713 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2016-10713 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1000156 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1000156 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-6951 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-6951 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for patch fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-1000156: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands (bsc#1088420).
  • CVE-2018-6951: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in the intuit_diff_type function in pch.c (bsc#1080918).
  • CVE-2016-10713: Fixed out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c (bsc#1080918).

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 Desktop 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-777=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-777=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-777=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-777=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • patch-debugsource-2.7.5-8.5.1
    • patch-2.7.5-8.5.1
    • patch-debuginfo-2.7.5-8.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • patch-debugsource-2.7.5-8.5.1
    • patch-2.7.5-8.5.1
    • patch-debuginfo-2.7.5-8.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • patch-debugsource-2.7.5-8.5.1
    • patch-2.7.5-8.5.1
    • patch-debuginfo-2.7.5-8.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • patch-debugsource-2.7.5-8.5.1
    • patch-2.7.5-8.5.1
    • patch-debuginfo-2.7.5-8.5.1

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