Security update for cpio

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0366-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-2037 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2016-2037 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for cpio fixes two issues.

This security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2016-2037: The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file (bsc#963448).

This non-security issue was fixed:

  • bsc#1020108: Always use 32 bit CRC to prevent checksum errors for files greater than 32MB

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 Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-185=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-185=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-185=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-185=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-185=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-185=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-185=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-185=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • cpio-debuginfo-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-debugsource-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • cpio-lang-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • cpio-debuginfo-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-debugsource-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • cpio-lang-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • cpio-debuginfo-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-debugsource-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • cpio-lang-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • cpio-debuginfo-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-debugsource-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • cpio-lang-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • cpio-debuginfo-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-debugsource-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • cpio-lang-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • cpio-debuginfo-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-debugsource-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • cpio-lang-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • cpio-debuginfo-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-debugsource-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • cpio-lang-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • cpio-debuginfo-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-2.11-32.1
    • cpio-debugsource-2.11-32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • cpio-lang-2.11-32.1

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