Security update for cpio

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:14788-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-38185 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-38185 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for cpio fixes the following issues:

  • A patch previously applied to remedy CVE-2021-38185 introduced a regression that had the potential to cause a segmentation fault in cpio. [bsc#1189465]

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 Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-cpio-14788=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-cpio-14788=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-cpio-14788=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • cpio-2.9-75.81.14.1
    • cpio-lang-2.9-75.81.14.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • cpio-2.9-75.81.14.1
    • cpio-lang-2.9-75.81.14.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • cpio-2.9-75.81.14.1
    • cpio-lang-2.9-75.81.14.1

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