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SUSE: 2018:1997-2 Important: Shadow Local Privilege Escalation Fix

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Calendar Grey October 18, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for shadow tackles critical concerns such as local privilege elevation in SUSE Linux Enterprise.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for shadow fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-6252: Incorrect integer handling could results in local privilege escalation (bsc#1099310) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security 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 Server 12-SP2-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2018-1351=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL (x86_64): shadow-4.2.1-27.9.1 shadow-debuginfo-4.2.1-27.9.1 shadow-debugsource-4.2.1-27.9.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory local privilege escalation important shadow SUSE Linux Enterprise

References

#1099310

Cross- CVE-2016-6252

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6252.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099310

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1997-2
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory local privilege escalation important shadow SUSE Linux Enterprise

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