A cpio security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.3.

openSUSE-SU-2021:2689-1: important: Security update for cpio

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for cpio
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:2689-1
Rating: important
References: #1189206
Cross-References: CVE-2021-38185
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-38185 (SUSE): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for cpio fixes the following issues:

It was possible to trigger Remote code execution due to a integer overflow
(CVE-2021-38185, bsc#1189206)

UPDATE: This update was buggy and could lead to hangs, so it has been
retracted. There will be a follow up update.

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 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-2689=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

cpio-2.12-3.6.1
cpio-debuginfo-2.12-3.6.1
cpio-debugsource-2.12-3.6.1
cpio-mt-2.12-3.6.1
cpio-mt-debuginfo-2.12-3.6.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch):

cpio-lang-2.12-3.6.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-38185.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189206