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SUSE: 2021:2689-1 Important: Remote Code Execution in cpio

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Calendar Grey August 16, 2021
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE unveils a vital patch for cpio that mitigates remote code execution vulnerabilities, complete with guidance for installation.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for cpio fixes the following issues: It was possible to trigger Remote code execution due to a integer overflow (CVE-2021-38185, bsc#1189206) UPDATE: This update was buggy and could lead to hangs, so it has been retracted. There will be a follow up update. 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 MicroOS 5.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-2689=1 - SUSE Manager Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.0-2021-2689=1 - SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-2689=1 - SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0:

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security advisory remote code execution important cpio SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE Manager SUSE MicroOS

References

#1189206

Cross- CVE-2021-38185

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-38185 (SUSE): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE MicroOS 5.0

SUSE Manager Server 4.0

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0

SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance ...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2689-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution important cpio SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE Manager SUSE MicroOS

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