SUSE: 2024:0797-3 Critical: Sudo Memory Vulnerability Update
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March 8, 2024
* bsc#1219026 * bsc#1220389 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-42465
Summary
## This update for sudo fixes the following issues: NOTE: This update has been retracted as the fix broke some functionality. * 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2024-796=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP2-LTSS-2024-796=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP2-2024-796=1 ## Package List:
Topics Covered
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:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
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-2024:0796-2
Rating: important
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