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DEBIAN: 2021:4872-2 Critical: Apache_2_4 Security Vulnerability Patch

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Calendar Grey December 17, 2020
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The slurm_18_08 release introduces critical security enhancements aimed at mitigating risks associated with vulnerabilities such as possible buffer overflows and information exposure.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for slurm_18_08 fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2020-27745: Fixed a potential buffer overflow from use of unpackmem (bsc#1178890). - CVE-2020-27746: Fixed a potential leak of the magic cookie when sent as an argument to the xauth command (bsc#1178891). 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 HPC 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-HPC-12-2020-3863=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 (aarch64 x86_64): libpmi0_18_08-18.08.9-3.11.1 libpmi0_18_08-debuginfo-18.08.9-3.11.1 libslurm33-18.08.9-3.11.1 libslurm33-debuginfo-18.08.9-3.11.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow patch important SUSE Linux slurm HPC

References

#1178890 #1178891

Cross- CVE-2020-27745 CVE-2020-27746

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27745.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27746.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178890

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178891

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3863-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow patch important SUSE Linux slurm HPC

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