Security update for sudo

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1267-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-3156 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-3156 ( 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 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for sudo fixes the following issues:

  • L3: Tenable Scan reports sudo is vulnerable to CVE-2021-3156 (bsc#1183936)

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 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2021-1267=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • sudo-1.8.10p3-10.35.1
    • sudo-debugsource-1.8.10p3-10.35.1
    • sudo-debuginfo-1.8.10p3-10.35.1

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