openSUSE Leap 42.1: 2017:0590-1 Important: Util-Linux Process Issue
opensuse
March 2, 2017
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Description
This update for util-linux fixes the following issues:
This security issue was fixed:
- CVE-2017-2616: In su with PAM support it was possible for local users to
send SIGKILL to selected other processes with root privileges
(bsc#1023041).
This non-security issues were fixed:
- lscpu: Implement WSL detection and work around crash (bsc#1019332)
- fstrim: De-duplicate btrfs sub-volumes for "fstrim -a" and bind mounts
(bsc#1020077)
- Fix regressions in safe loop re-use patch set for libmount (bsc#1012504)
- Disable ro checks for mtab (bsc#1012632)
- Ensure that the option "users,exec,dev,suid" work as expected on NFS
mounts (bsc#1008965)
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP1:Update update project.
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 42.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-305=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i586 x86_64):
libblkid-devel-2.25-21.1
libblkid1-2.25-21.1
libblkid1-debuginfo-2.25-21.1
libmount-devel-2.25-21.1
libmount1-2.25-21.1
libmount1-debuginfo-2.25-21.1
libsmartcols-devel-2.25-21.1
libsmartcols1-2.25-21.1
libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.25-21.1
libuuid-devel-2.25-21.1
libuuid1-2.25-21.1
libuuid1-debuginfo-2.25-21.1
python-libmount-2.25-21.1
python-libmount-debuginfo-2.25-21.1
python-libmount-debugsource-2.25-21.1
util-linux-2.25-21.1
util-linux-debuginfo-2.25-21.1
util-linux-debugsource-2.25-21.1
util-linux-systemd-2.25-21.1
util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.25-21.1
util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.25-21.1
uuidd-2.25-21.1
uuidd-debuginfo-2.25-21.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.1 (noarch):
util-linux-lang-2.25-21.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.1 (x86_64):
libblkid-devel-32bit-2.25-21.1
libblkid1-32bit-2.25-21.1
libblkid1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-21.1
libmount-devel-32bit-2.25-21.1
libmount1-32bit-2.25-21.1
libmount1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-21.1
libuuid-devel-32bit-2.25-21.1
libuuid1-32bit-2.25-21.1
libuuid1-debuginfo-32bit-...
Read the Full AdvisoryReferences
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2616.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1008965
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1012504
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1012632
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019332
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1020077
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023041
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:0590-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 42.1
Topics Covered
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