Description:

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

• SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, 9
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, 12-SP5
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4, 12-SP5, 11-SECURITY, 12-SP1-LTSS, 12-SP3-LTSS, 12-SP3-BCL, 12-SP2-LTSS, 11-SP4-LTSS, 12-SP2-BCL
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4, 12-SP5
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, 11-SP4
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15, 15-SP1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1, SAP 12-SP2, SAP 12-SP3
• SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, 9
• SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, 8
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5, 12-SP4
• SUSE Enterprise Storage 4, 5
• HPE Helion Openstack 8
• SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15, 15-SP1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, 15-SP1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15, 15-SP1

Threats:

Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

• Buffer overflow.
• Unauthorized disclosure of information.
• Code injection.
• Denial of service attack (DoS) – remotely.

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/?category=security