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SUSE: 2020:0751-1 Moderate: Cloud-Init Security Issues Resolved

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Calendar Grey March 23, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for cloud-init tackles security issues, featuring an enhanced random password length.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for cloud-init fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2020-8631: Replaced the theoretically predictable deterministic RNG with the system RNG (bsc#1162937). - CVE-2020-8632: Increased the default random password length from 9 to 20 (bsc#1162936). 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-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP1-2020-751=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2020-751=1 Package List:

References

#1162936 #1162937 #1163178

Cross- CVE-2020-8631 CVE-2020-8632

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1

https://https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8631.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8632.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162936

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162937

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1163178

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0751-1
Rating: moderate

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