SUSE-SU-2018:0927-1: moderate: Security update for policycoreutils

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Wed Apr 11 13:09:17 MDT 2018


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for policycoreutils
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:0927-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1083624 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-1063
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for policycoreutils fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2018-1063: Prevent chcon from following symlinks in /tmp, /var/tmp,
     /var/run and /var/lib/debug (bsc#1083624).


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 Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-policycoreutils-13556=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-policycoreutils-13556=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      policycoreutils-2.0.79-4.9.3.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      policycoreutils-debuginfo-2.0.79-4.9.3.3
      policycoreutils-debugsource-2.0.79-4.9.3.3


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1063.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083624



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