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SUSE 12 SP5: 2025:0725-1 Important: procps Integer Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey February 26, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical security patch released for procps to resolve severe integer overflow vulnerabilities on SUSE platforms. Ensure immediate installation for enhanced protection.
* bsc#1214290 * bsc#1236842 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-4016

Summary

## This update for procps fixes the following issues: * Integer overflow due to incomplete fix for CVE-2023-4016 can lead to segmentation fault in ps command when pid argument has a leading space (bsc#1236842, bsc#1214290). ## 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 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-725=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-725=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * procps-devel-3.3.9-11.33.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory important integer overflow SUSE important fix procps segmentation fault SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux Server

References

* bsc#1214290

* bsc#1236842

Cross-

* CVE-2023-4016

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-4016 ( SUSE ): 2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2023-4016 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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

installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4016.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214290

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236842

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0725-1
Release Date: 2025-02-26T13:36:47Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory important integer overflow SUSE important fix procps segmentation fault SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux Server

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