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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851517
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for util-linux (openSUSE-SU-2017:0590-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for util-linux fixes the following issues:

This security issue was fixed:

- CVE-2017-2616: In su with PAM support it was possible for local users to
send SIGKILL to selected other processes with root privileges
(bsc#1023041).

This non-security issues were fixed:

- lscpu: Implement WSL detection and work around crash (bsc#1019332)

- fstrim: De-duplicate btrfs sub-volumes for 'fstrim -a' and bind mounts
(bsc#1020077)

- Fix regressions in safe loop re-use patch set for libmount (bsc#1012504)

- Disable ro checks for mtab (bsc#1012632)

- Ensure that the option 'users, exec, dev, suid' work as expected on NFS
mounts (bsc#1008965)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP1:Update update project.

Affected Software/OS:
util-linux on openSUSE Leap 42.1

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.7

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-2616
BugTraq ID: 96404
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404
Debian Security Information: DSA-3793 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0654
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0907
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271
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