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SUSE: 2024:0794-1 Important: Sudo Rowhammer Security Update

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Calendar Grey March 7, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
Essential security patch for sudo in SUSE Linux environments addressing ROWHAMMER threats with detailed instructions for implementation.
* bsc#1219026 * bsc#1220389 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-42465

Summary

## This update for sudo fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-42465: Try to make sudo less vulnerable to ROWHAMMER attacks (bsc#1219026). ## 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-794=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-794=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-794=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-794=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * sudo-test-1.9.12p1-150500.7.7.1 * sudo-plugin-python-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.7.1

References

* bsc#1219026

* bsc#1220389

Cross-

* CVE-2023-42465

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-42465 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-42465 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be

installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42465.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219026

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220389

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0794-1
Rating: important

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