Security update for util-linux

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20003-1
Release Date: 2025-02-03T08:46:06Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-28085 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2024-28085 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability and has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for util-linux fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2024-28085: Properly neutralize escape sequences in wall to avoid potential account takeover. (bsc#1221831)

Non-security issues fixed:

  • Fix hang of lscpu -e (bsc#1225598)
  • lscpu: Add more ARM cores (bsc#1223605)
  • Document that chcpu -g is not supported on IBM z/VM (bsc#1218609)
  • Processes not cleaned up after failed SSH session are using up 100% CPU (bsc#1220117)

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 Micro 6.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-117=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.39.3-3.1
    • libblkid1-debuginfo-2.39.3-3.1
    • libuuid1-2.39.3-3.1
    • util-linux-debuginfo-2.39.3-3.1
    • libuuid1-debuginfo-2.39.3-3.1
    • util-linux-debugsource-2.39.3-3.1
    • libsmartcols1-2.39.3-3.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.39.3-3.1
    • util-linux-systemd-2.39.3-3.1
    • libfdisk1-debuginfo-2.39.3-3.1
    • libmount1-debuginfo-2.39.3-3.1
    • libmount1-2.39.3-3.1
    • util-linux-2.39.3-3.1
    • libfdisk1-2.39.3-3.1
    • libblkid1-2.39.3-3.1
    • libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.39.3-3.1

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