Security update for busybox

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:0135-2
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2011-5325 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2011-5325 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2015-9261 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2015-9261 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2015-9261 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2016-2147 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2016-2147 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2016-2148 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-2148 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-6301 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15873 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15873 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15873 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15874 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-15874 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-16544 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-16544 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-16544 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1000500 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2018-1000500 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1000500 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1000517 ( SUSE ): 5.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2018-1000517 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1000517 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-20679 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2018-20679 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2019-5747 ( SUSE ): 3.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2019-5747 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2019-5747 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-28831 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-28831 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42373 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42373 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42374 ( SUSE ): 5.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42374 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42375 ( SUSE ): 4.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42375 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42376 ( SUSE ): 4.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42376 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42377 ( SUSE ): 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42377 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42378 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42378 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42379 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42379 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42380 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42380 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42381 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42381 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42382 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42382 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42383 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42383 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42384 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42384 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42385 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42385 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42386 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42386 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2

An update that solves 27 vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2011-5325: Fixed tar directory traversal (bsc#951562).
  • CVE-2015-9261: Fixed segfalts and application crashes in huft_build (bsc#1102912).
  • CVE-2016-2147: Fixed out of bounds write (heap) due to integer underflow in udhcpc (bsc#970663).
  • CVE-2016-2148: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in OPTION_6RD parsing (bsc#970662).
  • CVE-2016-6301: Fixed NTP server denial of service flaw (bsc#991940).
  • CVE-2017-15873: Fixed integer overflow in get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c (bsc#1064976).
  • CVE-2017-15874: Fixed integer underflow in archival/libarchive/decompress_unlzma.c (bsc#1064978).
  • CVE-2017-16544: Fixed Insufficient sanitization of filenames when autocompleting (bsc#1069412).
  • CVE-2018-1000500 : Fixed missing SSL certificate validation in wget (bsc#1099263).
  • CVE-2018-1000517: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data() (bsc#1099260).
  • CVE-2018-20679: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp (bsc#1121426).
  • CVE-2019-5747: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp components (bsc#1121428).
  • CVE-2021-28831: Fixed invalid free or segmentation fault via malformed gzip data (bsc#1184522).
  • CVE-2021-42373: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in man leading to DoS when a section name is supplied but no page argument is given (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42374: Fixed out-of-bounds heap read in unlzma leading to information leak and DoS when crafted LZMA-compressed input is decompressed (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42375: Fixed incorrect handling of a special element in ash leading to DoS when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mistaking specific characters for reserved characters (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42376: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in hush leading to DoS when processing a crafted shell command (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42377: Fixed attacker-controlled pointer free in hush leading to DoS and possible code execution when processing a crafted shell command (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42378: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_i function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42379: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the next_input_file function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42380: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the clrvar function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42381: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the hash_init function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42382: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_s function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42383: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42384: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the handle_special function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42385: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function (bsc#1192869).
  • CVE-2021-42386: Fixed use-after-free in awk leading to DoS and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the nvalloc function (bsc#1192869).

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 Real Time 15 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-RT-15-SP2-2022-135=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 (x86_64)
    • busybox-1.34.1-4.9.1
    • busybox-static-1.34.1-4.9.1

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