A sudo security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.2.

openSUSE-SU-2021:0602-1: important: Security update for sudo

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for sudo
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0602-1
Rating: important
References: #1183936
Cross-References: CVE-2021-3156
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-3156 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2021-3156 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for sudo fixes the following issues:

- L3: Tenable Scan reports sudo is vulnerable to CVE-2021-3156
(bsc#1183936)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE 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:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-602=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

sudo-1.8.22-lp152.8.9.1
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.22-lp152.8.9.1
sudo-debugsource-1.8.22-lp152.8.9.1
sudo-devel-1.8.22-lp152.8.9.1
sudo-test-1.8.22-lp152.8.9.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3156.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183936