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SUSE: 2025:20003-1 important: util-linux security fix against takeover

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Calendar Grey June 4, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Delve into the SUSE 2025:20003-1 advisory for critical enhancements regarding util-linux, which targets a remedy for vulnerabilities linked to account exploitation.
* bsc#1218609 * bsc#1220117 * bsc#1221831 * bsc#1223605 * bsc#1225598

Summary

## This update for util-linux fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: * CVE-2024-28085: Properly neutralize escape sequences in wall to avoid potential account takeover. (bsc#1221831) Non-security issues fixed: * Fix hang of lscpu -e (bsc#1225598) * lscpu: Add more ARM cores (bsc#1223605) * Document that chcpu -g is not supported on IBM z/VM (bsc#1218609) * Processes not cleaned up after failed SSH session are using up 100% CPU (bsc#1220117) ## 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 Micro 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-117=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libfdisk1-debuginfo-2.39.3-3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory important util-linux system patch SUSE account takeover

References

* bsc#1218609

* bsc#1220117

* bsc#1221831

* bsc#1223605

* bsc#1225598

Cross-

* CVE-2024-28085

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-28085 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2024-28085 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability and has four fixes can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28085.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218609

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220117

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221831

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223605

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225598

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20003-1
Release Date: 2025-02-03T08:46:06Z
Rating: important

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security advisory important util-linux system patch SUSE account takeover

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