Security update for systemd

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3348-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-33910 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-33910 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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, contains one feature and has eight security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for systemd fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-33910: Fixed use of strdupa() on a path (bsc#1188063).

  • logind: terminate cleanly on SIGTERM/SIGINT (bsc#1188018).

  • Adopting BFQ to control I/O (jsc#SLE-21032, bsc#1134353).
  • Rules weren't applied to dm devices (multipath) (bsc#1188713).
  • Ignore obsolete "elevator" kernel parameter (bsc#1184994, bsc#1190234).
  • Make sure the versions of both udev and systemd packages are always the same (bsc#1189480).
  • Avoid error message when udev is updated due to udev being already active when the sockets are started again (bsc#1188291).
  • Allow the systemd sysusers config files to be overriden during system installation (bsc#1171962).

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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-SP2-2021-3348=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • systemd-container-234-24.93.1
    • systemd-debugsource-234-24.93.1
    • systemd-container-debuginfo-234-24.93.1
    • systemd-coredump-234-24.93.1
    • systemd-234-24.93.1
    • libudev-devel-234-24.93.1
    • libudev1-debuginfo-234-24.93.1
    • systemd-coredump-debuginfo-234-24.93.1
    • libudev1-234-24.93.1
    • systemd-debuginfo-234-24.93.1
    • udev-234-24.93.1
    • udev-debuginfo-234-24.93.1
    • libsystemd0-234-24.93.1
    • libsystemd0-debuginfo-234-24.93.1
    • systemd-sysvinit-234-24.93.1
    • systemd-devel-234-24.93.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • systemd-bash-completion-234-24.93.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (x86_64)
    • systemd-32bit-debuginfo-234-24.93.1
    • libudev1-32bit-debuginfo-234-24.93.1
    • libudev1-32bit-234-24.93.1
    • systemd-32bit-234-24.93.1
    • libsystemd0-32bit-234-24.93.1
    • libsystemd0-32bit-debuginfo-234-24.93.1

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