SUSE-SU-2021:14788-1: important: Security update for cpio

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for cpio
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2021:14788-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1189465 
Cross-References:   CVE-2021-38185
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2021-38185 (SUSE): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for cpio fixes the following issues:

   - A patch previously applied to remedy CVE-2021-38185 introduced a
     regression that had the potential to cause a segmentation fault in cpio.
     [bsc#1189465]


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-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-cpio-14788=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sleposp3-cpio-14788=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-cpio-14788=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-cpio-14788=1



Package List:

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

      cpio-2.9-75.81.14.1
      cpio-lang-2.9-75.81.14.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):

      cpio-2.9-75.81.14.1
      cpio-lang-2.9-75.81.14.1

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

      cpio-debuginfo-2.9-75.81.14.1
      cpio-debugsource-2.9-75.81.14.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64):

      cpio-debuginfo-2.9-75.81.14.1
      cpio-debugsource-2.9-75.81.14.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-38185.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189465