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SUSE: 2024:0291-1 Important: Addressing rear116 Permissions Issue

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Calendar Grey January 31, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
The release of rear116 resolves a critical permissions vulnerability found in SUSE Linux Enterprise systems, which pertains to the unauthorized access of confidential information.
* bsc#1218728 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-23301

Summary

## This update for rear116 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-23301: Corrected world-readable permissions for initrd, which could be an issue if it contains sensitive information (bsc#1218728). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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 for SAP Applications 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-291=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-291=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (noarch) * rear116-1.16-15.3.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 (noarch) * rear116-1.16-15.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory important permissions issue data exposure SUSE Linux Enterprise CVE-2024-23301 rear116

References

* bsc#1218728

Cross-

* CVE-2024-23301

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-23301 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-23301 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23301.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218728

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0291-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory important permissions issue data exposure SUSE Linux Enterprise CVE-2024-23301 rear116

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