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openSUSE 15.5: SUSE-SU-2023:3820-1 Important Stack Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey September 27, 2023
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The kernel patch resolves a vital memory leak problem. Prompt measures necessary for impacted devices.
This update for busybox fixes the following issues: CVE-2022-48174: Fixed stack overflow vulnerability

Description

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2022-48174: Fixed stack overflow vulnerability. (bsc#1214538)

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Patch

## 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 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3820=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3820=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-3820=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* busybox-kmod-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-bind-utils-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-iproute2-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-misc-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-sysvinit-tools-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-links-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-whois-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-sharutils-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-patch-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-gawk-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-kbd-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-less-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-procps-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-adduser-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-net-tools-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-time-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-tunctl-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-tftp-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-unzip-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-ed-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-sed-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-vi-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-vlan-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-gzip-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-dos2unix-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-selinux-tools-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

* busybox-xz-1.35.0-150500.7.2.3

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* #1214538

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48174.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214538

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3820-1
Rating: important

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