Security update for ecryptfs-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0336-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-6224 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ecryptfs-utils fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2015-8946: ecryptfs-setup-swap improperly configures encrypted swap when using GPT partitioning (bsc#989121)
  • CVE-2016-6224: ecryptfs-setup-swap improperly configures encrypted swap when using GPT partitioning on a NVMe or MMC drive (bsc#989122)

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 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2018-234=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-234=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2018-234=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-234=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-234=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-234=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-234=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-234=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-234=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (s390x x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (s390x x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-8.3.1
    • ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-8.3.1

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