SUSE Security Update: Security update for mgetty
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2020:0853-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1142770 
Cross-References:   CVE-2019-1010190
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for mgetty fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2019-1010190: Fixed a denial of service which could be caused by a
     local attacker in putwhitespan() (bsc#1142770).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-853=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2020-853=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      g3utils-1.1.36-58.9.2
      g3utils-debuginfo-1.1.36-58.9.2
      mgetty-1.1.36-58.9.2
      mgetty-debuginfo-1.1.36-58.9.2
      mgetty-debugsource-1.1.36-58.9.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      g3utils-1.1.36-58.9.2
      g3utils-debuginfo-1.1.36-58.9.2
      mgetty-1.1.36-58.9.2
      mgetty-debuginfo-1.1.36-58.9.2
      mgetty-debugsource-1.1.36-58.9.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1010190.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142770

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