Description:

SUSE has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in the following products:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15, 15-SP1, 12-SP4
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15, 15-SP1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, 15-SP1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1, SAP 12-SP2, SAP 12-SP3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12, 15
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15, 15-SP1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS, 12-SP3-LTSS, 12-SP2-BCL, 12-SP3-BCL, 12-SP1-LTSS, 12-SP4, 12-SP5, 11-SP4-LTSS, 11-EXTRA
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15, 15-SP1, 12-SP3, 12-SP4, 11-SP4
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15, 15-SP1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15, 15-SP1
• SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, 9
• SUSE Enterprise Storage 5
• SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, 8
• HPE Helion Openstack 8
• SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, 11-SP4
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, 12-SP5
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4, 12-SP5
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15, 15-SP1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.0

Threats:

Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

• Buffer overflow
• Denial of service attack (DoS)
• Execute arbitrary code
• Unauthorized disclosure of information
• Escalation of privilege

Best practice and Recommendations:

The CERT team encourages users to review SUSE security advisory and apply the necessary updates: https://www.suse.com/support/update/