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SUSE: 2022:1932-1 Moderate: Symlink And Memory Issues Fixed

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for patch ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1932-1 Rating: moderate References: #1080985 #1092500 #1142041 #1198106 Cross-References: CVE-2018-6952 CVE-2019-13636 CVSS scores: CVE-2018-6952 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2018-6952 (SUSE): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVE-2019-13636 (NVD) : 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVE-2019-13636 (SUSE): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. Description: This update for patch fixes the following issues: Security fixes: - CVE-2019-13636: Fixed mishandled following of symlinks in certain cases other than input files (bsc#1142041). - CVE-2018-6952: Fixed double free of memory in pch.c:another_hunk() (bsc#1080985). Bugfixes: - Pass the correct stat to backup files (bsc#1198106). - Fix temporary file leak when applying ed-style patches (bsc#1092500). 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 Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-1932=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): patch-2.7.5-8.8.1 patch-debuginfo-2.7.5-8.8.1 patch-debugsource-2.7.5-8.8.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6952.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13636.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1080985 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092500 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142041 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1198106 . The latest release for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server focuses on mitigating security flaws and enhancing system reliability.. SUSE Linux, Patch Update, Security Issues, Software Management. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 03, 2022 SuSE