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SUSE Linux: 2021:3452-1 Moderate: iproute2 Use-After-Free Fix

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Calendar Grey October 18, 2021
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SUSE has released a security patch for tcpdump addressing a moderate critical vulnerability. Updates can now be accessed for the impacted systems.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for iproute2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2019-20795: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in get_netnsid_from_name. (bsc#1171452) 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-SP5-2021-3452=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3452=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): iproute2-debuginfo-4.12-16.6.1 iproute2-debugsource-4.12-16.6.1 libnetlink-devel-4.12-16.6.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate iproute2 use-after-free SUSE Linux Enterprise

References

#1085669 #1171452

Cross- CVE-2019-20795

CVSS scores:

CVE-2019-20795 (NVD) : 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2019-20795 (SUSE): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2019-20795.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1085669

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1171452

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3452-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate iproute2 use-after-free SUSE Linux Enterprise

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