Security update for ipmitool

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0617-1
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 High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

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 multiple remote code executtion vulnerabilities (bsc#1163026).
  • picmg discover messages are now DEBUG and not INFO messages (bsc#1085469).

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 ESPOS 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-617=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-617=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2020-617=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2020-617=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • ipmitool-debugsource-1.8.18-4.3.1
    • ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.18-4.3.1
    • ipmitool-1.8.18-4.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS 15 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • ipmitool-debugsource-1.8.18-4.3.1
    • ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.18-4.3.1
    • ipmitool-1.8.18-4.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ipmitool-debugsource-1.8.18-4.3.1
    • ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.18-4.3.1
    • ipmitool-1.8.18-4.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • ipmitool-debugsource-1.8.18-4.3.1
    • ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.18-4.3.1
    • ipmitool-1.8.18-4.3.1

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