SUSE: 2020:0409-1 Critical: Sudo Buffer Overflow Security Update
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February 19, 2020
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available
Summary
This update for sudo fixes the following issues: 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). Non-security issue fixed: - Fixed an issue where sudo -l would ask for a password even though `listpw` was set to `never` (bsc#1162675). 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 Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-409=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-409=1 Package List:
Topics Covered
References
#1162202 #1162675
Cross- CVE-2019-18634
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18634.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162202
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162675
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0409-1
Rating: important
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