SUSE-RU-2024:0261-1: Recommended update for conmon

Published Jan 30, 2024
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Updated

This update for conmon fixes the following issues: New upstream release 2.1.10 Bug fixes: Fix incorrect free in connsock

logging: Respect log-size-max immediately after open

Add patch for fixing regression in v2.1.9 (https://github.com/containers/conmon/issues/475 and https://github.com/containers/conmon/issues/477)

New upstream release 2.1.9 ### Bug fixes

fix some issues flagged by SAST scan src: fix write after end of buffer src: open all files with OCLOEXEC oom-score: restore oom score before running exit command ### Features Forward more messages on the sd-notify socket

logging: -l passthrough accepts TTYs

[bsc#1215806]

Update to version 2.1.8:

stdio: ignore EIO for terminals (bsc#1217773) ensure console socket buffers are properly sized conmon: drop return after pexit() ctrl: make accept4 failures fatal logging: avoid opening /dev/null for each write oom: restore old OOM score Use default umask 0022 cli: log parsing errors to stderr Changes to build conmon for riscv64 Changes to build conmon for ppc64le Fix closeotherfds on FreeBSD

Affected Software

36 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
SUSE openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE Containers Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
All of the following
SUSE openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
2.1.10-150400.3.17.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/conmon to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/conmon-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.1.10-150400.3.17.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade conmon to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.1.8

Event History

Jan 30, 2024
Advisory Published
via SUSE·08:30 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which systems are covered by this update?

The update applies to conmon and conmon-debuginfo on openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 and 5.4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 and 5.4, and the SUSE Containers Module 15-SP4. Listed architectures include aarch64, s390x, x86_64, and, for Containers Module 15-SP4, ppc64le.

2

What version does this update provide?

The update includes conmon upstream release 2.1.10. It also incorporates changes from versions 2.1.9 and 2.1.8.

3

What issues does the update address besides the incorrect free?

It fixes SAST-identified write-after-end-of-buffer issues, restores the OOM score before running an exit command, and fixes regressions reported for version 2.1.9. It also includes logging, terminal I/O, console socket buffer, file-descriptor handling, and build-related fixes.

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