SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1: permissions&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise
Vulnerability summary
SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1 is a vulnerability in permissions&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3Timeline
- 09-07-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Security update for permissions 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)
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Affected systems
Suse2 products
- permissions&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 20170707-6.4.1
- permissions&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5< 20170707-6.4.1
1 vendor · 2 products