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SUSE 12-SP2: 2021:1267-1 Critical: Sudo CVE-2021-3156 Patch

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Calendar Grey April 20, 2021
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The Linux Security Patch offers guidance and remediation for sudo weaknesses aimed at improving system integrity and reliability.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for sudo fixes the following issues: - L3: Tenable Scan reports sudo is vulnerable to CVE-2021-3156 (bsc#1183936) 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 Server 12-SP2-LTSS-SAP: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-LTSS-SAP-2021-1267=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON-2021-1267=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2021-1267=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS-SAP (x86_64): sudo-1.8.10p3-10.35.1 sudo-debuginfo-1.8.10p3-10.35.1

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References

#1183936

Cross- CVE-2021-3156

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-3156 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2021-3156 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS-SAP

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3156.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183936

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1267-1
Rating: important

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