Security update for patch

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2015:1019-1
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#904519 bsc#913678 bsc#915328 bsc#915329
Cross-References:	CVE-2015-1196 CVE-2015-1395 CVE-2015-1396
CVSS scores:	CVE-2015-1396 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

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

Description:

The GNU patch utility was updated to 2.7.5 to fix three security issues and one non-security bug.

The following vulnerabilities were fixed:

• CVE-2015-1196: directory traversal flaw when handling git-style patches. This could allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into applying a specially crafted patch. (bsc#913678)
• CVE-2015-1395: directory traversal flaw when handling patches which rename files. This could allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into applying a specially crafted patch. (bsc#915328)
• CVE-2015-1396: directory traversal flaw via symbolic links. This could allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into applying a by applying a specially crafted patch. (bsc#915329)

The following bug was fixed:

• bsc#904519: Function names in hunks (from diff -p) are now preserved in reject files.

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
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-247=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-247=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-247=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
  • patch-debugsource-2.7.5-7.1
  • patch-debuginfo-2.7.5-7.1
  • patch-2.7.5-7.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • patch-debugsource-2.7.5-7.1
  • patch-debuginfo-2.7.5-7.1
  • patch-2.7.5-7.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
  • patch-debugsource-2.7.5-7.1
  • patch-debuginfo-2.7.5-7.1
  • patch-2.7.5-7.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1196.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1395.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1396.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=904519
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=913678
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915328
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915329