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SUSE: 2019:1389-2 Low Severity: Cronie Denial of Service Fixes

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for cronie ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:1389-2 Rating: low References: #1128935 #1128937 #1130746 #1133100 Cross-References: CVE-2019-9704 CVE-2019-9705 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. Description: This update for cronie fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2019-9704: Fixed an insufficient check in the return value of calloc which could allow a local user to create Denial of Service by crashing the daemon (bsc#1128937). - CVE-2019-9705: Fixed an implementation vulnerability which could allow a local user to exhaust the memory resulting in Denial of Service (bsc#1128935). Bug fixes: - Manual start of cron is possible even when it's already started using systemd (bsc#1133100). - Cron schedules only one job of crontab (bsc#1130746). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security 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 Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2019-1389=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-1389=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): cronie-anacron-1.5.1-6.7.1 cronie-anacron-debuginfo-1.5.1-6.7.1 cronie-debuginfo-1.5.1-6.7.1 cronie-debugsource-1.5.1-6.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): cron-4.2-6.7.1 cronie-1.5.1-6.7.1 cronie-debuginfo-1.5.1-6.7.1 cronie-debugsource-1.5.1-6.7.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9704.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9705.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1128935 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1128937 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1130746 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1133100 _______________________________________________ sle-security-updates mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://lists.suse.com/mailman/listinfo/sle-security-updates . SUSE releases a security patch for cronie tackling two local DoS vulnerabilities. Update is now live.. SUSE Linux, Cronie Security, Denial of Service, Patch Instructions. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 03, 2019 •Low SuSE