Security update for libcap

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:2764-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-2603 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2023-2603 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libcap fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-2603: Fixed an integer overflow or wraparound in libcap/cap_alloc.c:_libcap_strdup() (bsc#1211419).

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 Software Development Kit 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2023-2764=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-2764=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-2764=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-2764=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libcap-debugsource-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap-devel-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libcap-progs-debuginfo-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap2-debuginfo-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap-debugsource-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap2-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap-progs-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64)
    • libcap-devel-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libcap2-debuginfo-64bit-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • libcap2-32bit-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap2-debuginfo-32bit-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libcap-progs-debuginfo-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap2-debuginfo-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap-debugsource-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap2-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap-progs-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    • libcap-devel-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libcap2-debuginfo-64bit-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (s390x x86_64)
    • libcap2-32bit-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap2-debuginfo-32bit-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libcap-progs-debuginfo-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap2-debuginfo-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap-debugsource-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap2-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap-progs-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
    • libcap-devel-2.26-14.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • libcap2-32bit-2.26-14.9.1
    • libcap2-debuginfo-32bit-2.26-14.9.1

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