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SUSE: 2020:0407-1 Critical Advisory: sudo Buffer Overflow Issue

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Calendar Grey February 19, 2020
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Important notice for SUSE users regarding security patch for sudo that fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability. Users are advised to take prompt action on impacted systems.
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

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important sudo system update SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE OpenStack Cloud

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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security advisory buffer overflow important sudo system update SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE OpenStack Cloud

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