Security update for grub2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:13989-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-9763 ( SUSE ): 4.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-9763 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

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

Description:

This update for grub2 fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2017-9763: Fixed a memory leak in grub_ext2_read_block (bsc#1045063)

Other issues addressed:

  • Added support for tftp block counter roll-over and backported support for efinetSNP open (bsc#1124662).

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 Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-grub2-13989=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-grub2-13989=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.00-0.66.8.1
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.00-0.66.8.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.00-0.66.8.1
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.00-0.66.8.1

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