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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.2071.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:2071-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:2071-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:2071-1 advisory.

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

This non-security issue was fixed:

- CVE-2018-7738: bash-completion/umount allowed local users to gain privileges
by embedding shell commands in a mountpoint name, which was mishandled during a
umount command by a different user (bsc#1084300).

These non-security issues were fixed:

- Fixed crash loop in lscpu (bsc#1072947).
- Fixed possible segfault of umount -a
- Fixed mount -a on NFS bind mounts (bsc#1080740).
- Fixed lsblk on NVMe (bsc#1078662).

Affected Software/OS:
'util-linux' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP3.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7738
BugTraq ID: 103367
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103367
Debian Security Information: DSA-4134 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4134
https://bugs.debian.org/892179
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/75f03badd7ed9f1dd951863d75e756883d3acc55
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/539
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4512-1/
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