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SUSE: 2020:0390-1 Critical Update: Sudo Buffer Overflow Patch

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Calendar Grey February 18, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
An update for the sudo package addresses a critical buffer overflow security flaw and includes detailed patching guidelines for SUSE Linux distributions.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for sudo fixes the following issue: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2019-18634: Fixed a buffer overflow in the passphrase prompt that could occur when pwfeedback was enabled in /etc/sudoers (bsc#1162202). 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 for SAP 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2020-390=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2020-390=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 (x86_64): sudo-1.8.10p3-2.32.1 sudo-debuginfo-1.8.10p3-2.32.1 sudo-debugsource-1.8.10p3-2.32.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important sudo SUSE patch instructions

References

#1162202

Cross- CVE-2019-18634

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18634.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162202

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0390-1
Rating: important

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