SUSE-RU-2024:0527-1: Recommended update for conmon

Published Feb 19, 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

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

9 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
Any of the following
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
All of the following
SUSE Containers Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/conmon-debuginfo<2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
suse/conmon<2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
2.1.10-150500.9.9.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
  2. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 2.1.10-150500.9.9.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade conmon to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.1.8
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade conmon to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-2024-527=1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade conmon to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-527=1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade conmon to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-527=1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade conmon to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-15-SP5-2024-527=1

Event History

Feb 19, 2024
Advisory Published
via SUSE·12:30 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which SUSE environments are covered by this update?

The update applies to conmon and conmon-debuginfo on openSUSE Leap 15.5 for aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64, and i586. It also applies to SUSE Containers Module 15-SP5 for aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, and x86_64.

2

What areas of conmon behavior are addressed by the update?

The update includes fixes affecting logging, file handling, buffer safety, terminal I/O, console socket buffers, OOM-score restoration, and control-socket error handling. It also includes sd-notify message forwarding and support for passthrough logging with TTYs.

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