Security update for patch

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1162-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-10713 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2016-10713 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1000156 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1000156 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

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

Description:

This update for patch fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2018-1000156: patch: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands (bsc#1088420).
  • CVE-2014-9637: Prevent DoS by remote attackers (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted diff file (bsc#914891).
  • CVE-2016-10713: Prevent out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() that could have lead to DoS via a crafted input file (bsc#1080918).
  • CVE-2010-4651: Fixed a directory traversal bug (bsc#662957):

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 Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-patch-13589=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-patch-13589=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-patch-13589=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-patch-13589=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • patch-2.5.9-252.22.7.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • patch-2.5.9-252.22.7.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • patch-2.5.9-252.22.7.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • patch-2.5.9-252.22.7.1

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