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SUSE Linux 12-SP4/12-SP5: 2022:1429-1 Important: cifs-utils Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey April 27, 2022
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SUSE Security Update tackles critical nfs-utils vulnerability with remediation guidelines for diverse offerings.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for cifs-utils fixes the following issues: - CVE-2022-27239: Fixed a buffer overflow in the command line ip option (bsc#1197216). 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 OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2022-1429=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2022-1429=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2022-1429=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2022-1429=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:

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References

#1197216

Cross- CVE-2022-27239

CVSS scores:

CVE-2022-27239 (SUSE): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27239.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1197216

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1429-1
Rating: important

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