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SUSE: 2021:14788-1 Critical: Cpio Segmentation Fault Fix

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Calendar Grey August 23, 2021
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SUSE has issued a security patch to address a severe vulnerability in cpio, which may lead to segmentation faults and other security risks.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for cpio fixes the following issues: - A patch previously applied to remedy CVE-2021-38185 introduced a regression that had the potential to cause a segmentation fault in cpio. [bsc#1189465] 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 11-SP4-LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp4-cpio-14788=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sleposp3-cpio-14788=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-cpio-14788=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-cpio-14788=1 Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update important cpio fix segmentation fault SUSE Linux Enterprise

References

#1189465

Cross- CVE-2021-38185

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-38185 (SUSE): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-38185.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189465

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:14788-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update important cpio fix segmentation fault SUSE Linux Enterprise

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