Security update for cifs-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2729-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2020-14342 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2020-14342 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

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

Description:

This update for cifs-utils fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-14342: Fixed a shell command injection vulnerability in mount.cifs (bsc#1174477).
  • Fixed an invalid free in mount.cifs; (bsc#1152930).

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-2729=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-2729=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • cifs-utils-debugsource-6.9-5.6.1
    • cifs-utils-6.9-5.6.1
    • cifs-utils-devel-6.9-5.6.1
    • cifs-utils-debuginfo-6.9-5.6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • cifs-utils-debugsource-6.9-5.6.1
    • cifs-utils-6.9-5.6.1
    • cifs-utils-devel-6.9-5.6.1
    • cifs-utils-debuginfo-6.9-5.6.1

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