SUSE Security Update: Security update for patch
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2022:1932-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1080985 #1092500 #1142041 #1198106 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-6952 CVE-2019-13636
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2018-6952 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
                    CVE-2018-6952 (SUSE): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
                    CVE-2019-13636 (NVD) : 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
                    CVE-2019-13636 (SUSE): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
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   An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for patch fixes the following issues:

   Security fixes:

   - CVE-2019-13636: Fixed mishandled following of symlinks in certain cases
     other than input files (bsc#1142041).
   - CVE-2018-6952: Fixed double free of memory in pch.c:another_hunk()
     (bsc#1080985).

   Bugfixes:

   - Pass the correct stat to backup files (bsc#1198106).
   - Fix temporary file leak when applying ed-style patches (bsc#1092500).


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 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-1932=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      patch-2.7.5-8.8.1
      patch-debuginfo-2.7.5-8.8.1
      patch-debugsource-2.7.5-8.8.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6952.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13636.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1080985
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092500
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142041
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1198106

SUSE: 2022:1932-1 moderate: patch

June 3, 2022
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available

Summary

This update for patch fixes the following issues: Security fixes: - CVE-2019-13636: Fixed mishandled following of symlinks in certain cases other than input files (bsc#1142041). - CVE-2018-6952: Fixed double free of memory in pch.c:another_hunk() (bsc#1080985). Bugfixes: - Pass the correct stat to backup files (bsc#1198106). - Fix temporary file leak when applying ed-style patches (bsc#1092500). 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 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-1932=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): patch-2.7.5-8.8.1 patch-debuginfo-2.7.5-8.8.1 patch-debugsource-2.7.5-8.8.1

References

#1080985 #1092500 #1142041 #1198106

Cross- CVE-2018-6952 CVE-2019-13636

CVSS scores:

CVE-2018-6952 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2018-6952 (SUSE): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE-2019-13636 (NVD) : 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVE-2019-13636 (SUSE): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6952.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13636.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1080985

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092500

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142041

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1198106

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1932-1
Rating: moderate

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