Security update for ipmitool

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:14313-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2020-5208 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2020-5208 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4

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

Description:

This update for ipmitool fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-5208: Fixed several buffer overflows (bsc#1163026).
  • Added a missing patch for DDR4 support (bsc#1038508).

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 LTSS 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-ipmitool-14313=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-ipmitool-14313=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • ipmitool-1.8.15-0.30.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • ipmitool-1.8.15-0.30.3.1

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