QID 750751

Date Published: 2021-07-14

QID 750751: SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for permissions (SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1)

This update for permissions fixes the following issues: - fork package for 12-sp5 (bsc#1155939) - make btmp root:utmp (bsc#1050467, bsc#1182899) - pcp: remove no longer needed / conflicting entries (bsc#1171883).
Fixes a potential security issue.
- do not follow symlinks that are the final path element (cve-2020-8013, bsc#1163922) - fix handling of relative directory symlinks in chkstat - whitelist postgres sticky directories (bsc#1123886) - fix regression where chkstat breaks without /proc available (bsc#1160764, bsc#1160594) - fix capability handling when doing multiple permission changes at once (bsc#1161779, - fix invalid free() when permfiles points to argv (bsc#1157198) - the eror should be reported for permfiles[i], not argv[i], as these are not the same files. (
Bsc#1047247, bsc#1097665) - fix /usr/sbin/pinger ownership to root:squid (bsc#1093414, cve-2019-3688) - fix privilege escalation through untrusted symlinks (bsc#1150734, cve-2019-3690)

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation allows attacker to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
    • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest package which contains the patch. To install this SUSE Security, Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product. To install packages using the command line interface, use command "yum update". Refer to Suse security advisory: SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1 to address this issue and obtain further details.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 750751

    CVE-2019-3688 | CVE-2020-8013 | CVE-2019-3690 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1 SUSE Enterprise Linux URL Logo lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2021-July/009118.html
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