Security update for aws-efs-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3954-1
Release Date: 2025-11-05T14:06:41Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2020-35881 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2020-35881 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-55159 ( SUSE ): 5.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-55159 ( SUSE ): 5.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2025-55159 ( NVD ): 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP6
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for aws-efs-utils fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.3.3 (bsc#1240044).

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2025-55159: slab: incorrect bounds check in get_disjoint_mut function can lead to potential crash due to out-of-bounds access (bsc#1248055).
  • CVE-2020-35881: traitobject: log4rs: out-of-bounds write due to fat pointer layout assumptions (bsc#1249851).

Other issues fixed:

  • Build and install efs-proxy binary (bsc#1240044).

  • Fixed in version 2.3.3:

  • Add environment variable support for AWS profiles and regions
  • Regenerate Cargo.lock with rust 1.70.0
  • Update circle-ci config
  • Fix AWS Env Variable Test and Code Style Issue

  • Remove CentOS 8 and Ubuntu 16.04 from verified Linux distribution list

  • Fixed in version 2.3.2:

  • Update version in amazon-efs-utils.spec to 2.3.1

  • Fix incorrect package version

  • Fixed in version 2.3.1:

  • Fix backtrace version to resolve ubuntu and rhel build issues

  • Pin Cargo.lock to avoid unexpected error across images

  • Fixed in version 2.3.0:

  • Add support for pod-identity credentials in the credentials chain

  • Enable mounting with IPv6 when using with the 'stunnel' mount option

  • Fixed in version 2.2.1:

  • Update log4rs

  • Fixed in version 2.2.0

  • Use region-specific domain suffixes for dns endpoints where missing

  • Merge PR #211 - Amend Debian control to use binary architecture

  • Fixed in version 2.1.0

  • Add mount option for specifying region

  • Add new ISO regions to config file

  • Fixed in version 2.0.4

  • Add retry logic to and increase timeout for EC2 metadata token retrieval requests

  • Fixed in version 2.0.3:

  • Upgrade py version

  • Replace deprecated usage of datetime

  • Fixed in version 2.0.2

  • Check for efs-proxy PIDs when cleaning tunnel state files

  • Add PID to log entries

  • Fxied in version 2.0.1

  • Disable Nagle's algorithm for efs-proxy TLS mounts to improve latencies

  • Fixed in version 2.0.0:

  • Replace stunnel, which provides TLS encryptions for mounts, with efs-proxy, a component built in-house at AWS. Efs-proxy lays the foundation for upcoming feature launches at EFS.

  • Fixed in version 1.36.0:

  • Support new mount option: crossaccount, conduct cross account mounts via ip address. Use client AZ-ID to choose mount target.

  • Fixed in version 1.35.2:

  • Revert "Add warning if using older Version"

  • Support MacOS Sonoma

  • Fixed in version 1.35.1:

  • Revert openssl requirement change
  • Revert "Update EFS Documentation: Clarify Current FIPS Compliance Status"
  • Update EFS Documentation: Clarify Current FIPS Compliance Status
  • test: Change repo urls in eol debian9 build
  • Check private key file size to skip generation
  • test: Fix pytest that failed since commit 3dd89ca
  • Fix should_check_efs_utils_version scope
  • Add warning if using old version

  • Add 'fsap' option as EFS-only option

  • Fixed in version 1.35.0:

  • Add parameters to allow mount fo pod impersonation feature in EFS CSI Driver
  • Updated the README with support of Oracle8 distribution
  • Readme troubleshooting section + table of contents
  • Add efs-utils Support for MacOS Ventura EC2 instances

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 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3954=1 SUSE-2025-3954=1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP6-2025-3954=1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP7-2025-3954=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • aws-efs-utils-debuginfo-2.3.3-150600.17.6.1
    • aws-efs-utils-2.3.3-150600.17.6.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • aws-efs-utils-2.3.3-150600.17.6.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • aws-efs-utils-2.3.3-150600.17.6.1

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