SUSE Updates
2659Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
11 October, 2020
● High
2020-1903
All
Description:
SUSE has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities in the following products:
- Linux Kernel
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2
- tigervnc
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15
- SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
- SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
Threats:
Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Bypass of a protection mechanism
- Escalation of privilege
- Unauthorized disclosure of information
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/announcement/2020/suse-su-20202879-1/
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20202879-1/
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20202880-1/
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20202881-1/
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20202882-1/