Security update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3691-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-28736 ( SUSE ): 5.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2023-28736 ( NVD ): 5.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2023-28938 ( SUSE ): 3.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2023-28938 ( NVD ): 3.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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

Description:

This update for mdadm fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-28736: Fixed a buffer overflow (bsc#1214244).
  • CVE-2023-28938: Fixed uncontrolled resource consumption (bsc#1214245).

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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3691=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3691=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3691=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-4.29.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.1-4.29.1
    • mdadm-4.1-4.29.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-4.29.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.1-4.29.1
    • mdadm-4.1-4.29.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-4.29.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.1-4.29.1
    • mdadm-4.1-4.29.1

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