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SUSE: 2019:3097-1 Moderate: SSH Key Fix for Cloud-Init Security Issue

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Calendar Grey November 28, 2019
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch addresses SSH key vulnerability in cloud-init, identified by Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1234-1, categorized with moderate severity level.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has 6 fixes is now available

Summary

This update for cloud-init to version 19.2 fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2019-0816: Fixed the unnecessary extra ssh keys that were added to authorized_keys (bsc#1129124). Non-security issues fixed: - Short circuit the conditional for identifying the sysconfig renderer (bsc#1154092, bsc#1142988). - If /etc/resolv.conf is a symlink, break it. This will avoid netconfig from clobbering the changes cloud-init applied (bsc#1151488). 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 Module for Public Cloud 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-2019-3097=1

References

#1099358 #1129124 #1136440 #1142988 #1144363

#1151488 #1154092

Cross- CVE-2019-0816

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0816.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099358

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1129124

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1136440

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142988

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1144363

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1151488

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1154092

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:3097-1
Rating: moderate

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