SUSE-SU-2021:14693-1

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    SUSE-SU-2021:14693-1

    Published: 14 Apr 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5218
    Aliases:
    CVE-2015-5218

    Summary: Security update for util-linux

    Details: This update for util-linux fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-5218: Prevent colcrt buffer overflow. (bsc#949754) These non-security issues were fixed: - Mount crashes when trying to mount `shmfs` while `SELinux` is active. (bsc#1040414) - Fix `lsblk -f` on `CCISS` and other devices with nodes in `/dev` subdirectory. (bsc#924994) - Fix `script(1)` hang caused by mis-interpreted EOF on big-endian platforms. (bsc#930236) - Do not segfault when TERM is not defined or wrong. (bsc#903440) - Update and fix mount XFS documentation. (bsc#925705) - Fix recognition of `/dev/dm-N` partitions names. (bsc#931607) - Follow SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 device mapper partition names configuration. (bsc#931607) - Fix recognition of device mapper partitions. (bsc#923904) - Fix `fsck -C {fd}` parsing. (bsc#923777, bsc#903738)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-202114693-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1040414, https://bugzilla.suse.com/903440, https://bugzilla.suse.com/903738, https://bugzilla.suse.com/923777, https://bugzilla.suse.com/923904, https://bugzilla.suse.com/924994, https://bugzilla.suse.com/925705, https://bugzilla.suse.com/930236, https://bugzilla.suse.com/931607, https://bugzilla.suse.com/949754, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5218

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: util-linux

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/util-linux&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.19.1-6.62.7.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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