[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2017:0555-1: important: Security update for util-linux

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for util-linux

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0555-1

Rating: important

References: #1008965 #1012504 #1012632 #1019332 #1020077

#1023041

Cross-References: CVE-2017-2616

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1

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An update that solves one vulnerability and has 5 fixes is

now available.

 

Description:

 

 

This update for util-linux fixes the following issues:

 

This security issue was fixed:

 

- CVE-2017-2616: In su with PAM support it was possible for local users to

send SIGKILL to selected other processes with root privileges

(bsc#1023041).

 

This non-security issues were fixed:

 

- lscpu: Implement WSL detection and work around crash (bsc#1019332)

- fstrim: De-duplicate btrfs sub-volumes for "fstrim -a" and bind mounts

(bsc#1020077)

- Fix regressions in safe loop re-use patch set for libmount (bsc#1012504)

- Disable ro checks for mtab (bsc#1012632)

- Ensure that the option "users,exec,dev,suid" work as expected on NFS

mounts (bsc#1008965)

 

 

Patch Instructions:

 

To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2017-291=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-291=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-291=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-291=1

 

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

 

 

Package List:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1 (x86_64):

 

libuuid-devel-2.25-40.1

util-linux-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

util-linux-debugsource-2.25-40.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

 

libblkid-devel-2.25-40.1

libmount-devel-2.25-40.1

libsmartcols-devel-2.25-40.1

libuuid-devel-2.25-40.1

util-linux-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

util-linux-debugsource-2.25-40.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

 

libblkid1-2.25-40.1

libblkid1-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

libmount1-2.25-40.1

libmount1-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

libsmartcols1-2.25-40.1

libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

libuuid1-2.25-40.1

libuuid1-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

python-libmount-2.25-40.2

python-libmount-debuginfo-2.25-40.2

python-libmount-debugsource-2.25-40.2

util-linux-2.25-40.1

util-linux-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

util-linux-debugsource-2.25-40.1

util-linux-systemd-2.25-40.1

util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.25-40.1

uuidd-2.25-40.1

uuidd-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (s390x x86_64):

 

libblkid1-32bit-2.25-40.1

libblkid1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-40.1

libmount1-32bit-2.25-40.1

libmount1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-40.1

libuuid1-32bit-2.25-40.1

libuuid1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-40.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (noarch):

 

util-linux-lang-2.25-40.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (noarch):

 

util-linux-lang-2.25-40.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):

 

libblkid1-2.25-40.1

libblkid1-32bit-2.25-40.1

libblkid1-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

libblkid1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-40.1

libmount1-2.25-40.1

libmount1-32bit-2.25-40.1

libmount1-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

libmount1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-40.1

libsmartcols1-2.25-40.1

libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

libuuid-devel-2.25-40.1

libuuid1-2.25-40.1

libuuid1-32bit-2.25-40.1

libuuid1-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

libuuid1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-40.1

python-libmount-2.25-40.2

python-libmount-debuginfo-2.25-40.2

python-libmount-debugsource-2.25-40.2

util-linux-2.25-40.1

util-linux-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

util-linux-debugsource-2.25-40.1

util-linux-systemd-2.25-40.1

util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.25-40.1

uuidd-2.25-40.1

uuidd-debuginfo-2.25-40.1

 

 

References:

 

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2616.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1008965

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1012504

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1012632

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019332

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1020077

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023041

 

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