SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1

Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212280-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2021-07-09T14:29:17Z
Modified
2026-02-04T03:26:26.118726Z
Summary
Security update for permissions
Details

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)
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 / permissions

Package

Name
permissions
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20170707-6.4.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "permissions": "20170707-6.4.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1.json"

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 / permissions

Package

Name
permissions
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20170707-6.4.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "permissions": "20170707-6.4.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1.json"