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SUSE: 2021:1274-1 Important: sudo Security Patch for CVE-2021-3156

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Calendar Grey April 20, 2021
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New patch for SUSE enhances sudo security measures. Apply it promptly to safeguard against CVE-2021-3156 vulnerabilities.
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 Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-1274=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-1274=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.15.1 sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.15.1 sudo-devel-1.8.27-4.15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

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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 Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183936

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1274-1
Rating: important

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