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SUSE: 2021:1885-1 Important: Runc Symlink Attack Resolution

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Calendar Grey June 8, 2021
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SUSE Security Advisory reveals essential patch for runc addressing a severe symlink exploit flaw.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for runc fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-30465: Fixed a symlink-exchange attack (bsc#1185405). 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 Containers 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-12-2021-1885=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): runc-1.0.0~rc93-16.11.1 runc-debuginfo-1.0.0~rc93-16.11.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory symlink attack important SUSE runc container module

References

#1185405

Cross- CVE-2021-30465

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-30465 (NVD) : 8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2021-30465 (SUSE): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-30465.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185405

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1885-1
Rating: important

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security advisory symlink attack important SUSE runc container module

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