SUSE-SU-2021:3523-1

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    SUSE-SU-2021:3523-1

    Published: 26 Oct 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-37600

    Summary: Security update for util-linux

    Details: This update for util-linux fixes the following issues: Update to version 2.33.2 to provide seamless update from SLE12 SP5 to SLE15 SP2: - CVE-2021-37600: Fixed an integer overflow which could lead to a buffer overflow in get_sem_elements() in sys-utils/ipcutils.c (bsc#1188921). - agetty: Fix 8-bit processing in get_logname() (bsc#1125886). - mount: Fix 'mount' output for net file systems (bsc#1122417). - ipcs: Avoid overflows (bsc#1178236)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213523-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1122417, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1125886, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178236, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1188921, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-37600

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: util-linux

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/util-linux&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.33.2-4.16.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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