SUSE-SU-2019:2730-1: important: Security update for procps

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for procps
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2019:2730-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1092100 #1121753 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-1122 CVE-2018-1123 CVE-2018-1124
                    CVE-2018-1125 CVE-2018-1126
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
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   An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for procps fixes the following issues:

   procps was updated to 3.3.15. (bsc#1092100)

   Following security issues were fixed:

   - CVE-2018-1122: Prevent local privilege escalation in top. If a user ran
     top with HOME unset in an attacker-controlled directory, the attacker
     could have achieved privilege escalation by exploiting one of several
     vulnerabilities in the config_file() function (bsc#1092100).
   - CVE-2018-1123: Prevent denial of service in ps via mmap buffer overflow.
     Inbuilt protection in ps maped a guard page at the end of the overflowed
     buffer, ensuring that the impact of this flaw is limited to a crash
     (temporary denial of service) (bsc#1092100).
   - CVE-2018-1124: Prevent multiple integer overflows leading to a heap
     corruption in file2strvec function. This allowed a privilege escalation
     for a local attacker who can create entries in procfs by starting
     processes, which could result in crashes or arbitrary code execution in
     proc utilities run by
     other users (bsc#1092100).
   - CVE-2018-1125: Prevent stack buffer overflow in pgrep. This
     vulnerability was mitigated by FORTIFY limiting the impact to a crash
     (bsc#1092100).
   - CVE-2018-1126: Ensure correct integer size in proc/alloc.* to prevent
     truncation/integer overflow issues (bsc#1092100).


   Also this non-security issue was fixed:

   - Fix CPU summary showing old data. (bsc#1121753)

   The update to 3.3.15 contains the following fixes:

   * library: Increment to 8:0:1 No removals, no new functions Changes: slab
     and pid structures
   * library: Just check for SIGLOST and don't delete it
   * library: Fix integer overflow and LPE in file2strvec   CVE-2018-1124
   * library: Use size_t for alloc functions                CVE-2018-1126
   * library: Increase comm size to 64
   * pgrep: Fix stack-based buffer overflow                 CVE-2018-1125
   * pgrep: Remove >15 warning as comm can be longer
   * ps: Fix buffer overflow in output buffer, causing DOS  CVE-2018-1123
   * ps: Increase command name selection field to 64
   * top: Don't use cwd for location of config              CVE-2018-1122
   * update translations
   * library: build on non-glibc systems
   * free: fix scaling on 32-bit systems
   * Revert "Support running with child namespaces"
   * library: Increment to 7:0:1 No changes, no removals New fuctions:
     numa_init, numa_max_node, numa_node_of_cpu, numa_uninit,
     xalloc_err_handler
   * doc: Document I idle state in ps.1 and top.1
   * free: fix some of the SI multiples
   * kill: -l space between name parses correctly
   * library: dont use vm_min_free on non Linux
   * library: don't strip off wchan prefixes (ps & top)
   * pgrep: warn about 15+ char name only if -f not used
   * pgrep/pkill: only match in same namespace by default
   * pidof: specify separator between pids
   * pkill: Return 0 only if we can kill process
   * pmap: fix duplicate output line under '-x' option
   * ps: avoid eip/esp address truncations
   * ps: recognizes SCHED_DEADLINE as valid CPU scheduler
   * ps: display NUMA node under which a thread ran
   * ps: Add seconds display for cputime and time
   * ps: Add LUID field
   * sysctl: Permit empty string for value
   * sysctl: Don't segv when file not available
   * sysctl: Read and write large buffers
   * top: add config file support for XDG specification
   * top: eliminated minor libnuma memory leak
   * top: show fewer memory decimal places (configurable)
   * top: provide command line switch for memory scaling
   * top: provide command line switch for CPU States
   * top: provides more accurate cpu usage at startup
   * top: display NUMA node under which a thread ran
   * top: fix argument parsing quirk resulting in SEGV
   * top: delay interval accepts non-locale radix point
   * top: address a wishlist man page NLS suggestion
   * top: fix potential distortion in 'Mem' graph display
   * top: provide proper multi-byte string handling
   * top: startup defaults are fully customizable
   * watch: define HOST_NAME_MAX where not defined
   * vmstat: Fix alignment for disk partition format
   * watch: Support ANSI 39,49 reset sequences


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security 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 Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-2730=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-2730=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libprocps7-3.3.15-7.7.26
      libprocps7-debuginfo-3.3.15-7.7.26
      procps-3.3.15-7.7.26
      procps-debuginfo-3.3.15-7.7.26
      procps-debugsource-3.3.15-7.7.26
      procps-devel-3.3.15-7.7.26

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libprocps7-3.3.15-7.7.26
      libprocps7-debuginfo-3.3.15-7.7.26
      procps-3.3.15-7.7.26
      procps-debuginfo-3.3.15-7.7.26
      procps-debugsource-3.3.15-7.7.26
      procps-devel-3.3.15-7.7.26


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1122.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1123.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1124.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1125.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1126.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092100
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1121753



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