SUSE: 2020:0407-1 Critical Advisory: sudo Buffer Overflow Issue
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February 19, 2020
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 OpenStack Cloud 7: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2020-407=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2020-407=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2020-407=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2020-407=1
References
#1162202
Cross- CVE-2019-18634
Affected Products:
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18634.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162202
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0407-1
Rating: important
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