Security update for munge

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03061-1
Release Date: 2025-09-03T15:51:45Z
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • HPC Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

An update that has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for munge fixes the following issues:

  • Make logrotate work on log as user munge to prevent local privilege escalation (bsc#1246088).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3061=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3061=1
  • HPC Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-HPC-15-SP6-2025-3061=1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-3061=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libmunge2-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-devel-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • libmunge2-32bit-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-devel-32bit-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • libmunge2-32bit-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • munge-devel-64bit-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • libmunge2-64bit-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • libmunge2-64bit-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
  • HPC Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libmunge2-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-devel-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x)
    • libmunge2-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1
    • munge-devel-0.5.15-150600.25.3.1

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