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openSUSE: 2023:3953-1 Moderate: Mdadm Bug Fix for Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey October 3, 2023
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Patch released for mdadm resolving memory vulnerabilities and performance inefficiencies, enhancing overall system reliability.
This update for mdadm fixes the following issues: CVE-2023-28736: Fixed a buffer overflow (bsc#1214244)

Description

This update for mdadm fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2023-28736: Fixed a buffer overflow (bsc#1214244).

* CVE-2023-28938: Fixed uncontrolled resource consumption (bsc#1214245).

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow openSUSE resource issue mdadm

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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3953=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3953=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3953=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3953=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-3953=1

* SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.2-2023-3953=1

* SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-

Server-4.2-2023-3953=1

* SUSE Manager Server 4.2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.2-2023-3953=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1

zypper in...

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Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* mdadm-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debugsource-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* mdadm-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debugsource-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* mdadm-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debugsource-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* mdadm-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debugsource-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* mdadm-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debugsource-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 (x86_64)

* mdadm-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debugsource-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-150300.24.33.1

* SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 (x86_64)

*...

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References

* #1214244

* #1214245

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28736.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28938.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214244

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214245

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3953-1
Rating: moderate

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