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SUSE: 2019:4781-1 Critical: libc6 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey December 13, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
An important patch for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs has been issued in SUSE-SU-2019:2746-1 to address a vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-0358: Missing sanitization of the environment during a call to modprobe allowed local users to escalate fo root privilege (bsc#1022500) 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 Workstation Extension 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP4-2018-2543=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2018-2543=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2018-2543=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4 (x86_64):

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation low severity SUSE environment sanitization ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs

References

#1022500

Cross- CVE-2017-0358

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0358.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1022500

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3587-2
Rating: low

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation low severity SUSE environment sanitization ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs

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