SUSE-RU-2024:0640-1: Recommended update for grub2

Published Feb 27, 2024
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Updated

This update for grub2 fixes the following issues: Make consistent check to enable relative path on btrfs (bsc#1174567) (bsc#1216912)

Affected Software

38 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-debuginfo<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
suse/grub2-debugsource<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
suse/grub2<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64)
suse/grub2-arm64-efi<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (noarch)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
suse/grub2-snapper-plugin<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
suse/grub2-i386-pc<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-debuginfo<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
suse/grub2<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64)
suse/grub2-arm64-efi<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
suse/grub2-debugsource<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (noarch)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
suse/grub2-snapper-plugin<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
suse/grub2-powerpc-ieee1275<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (s390x)
suse/grub2-s390x-emu<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (x86_64)
suse/grub2-i386-pc<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-debuginfo<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
suse/grub2<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
suse/grub2-powerpc-ieee1275<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (noarch)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
suse/grub2-snapper-plugin<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-debugsource<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1
suse/grub2-i386-pc<2.02-172.1
2.02-172.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.02-172.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.02-172.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.02-172.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-arm64-efi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.02-172.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.02-172.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-snapper-plugin to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.02-172.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-i386-pc to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.02-172.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-powerpc-ieee1275 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.02-172.1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-s390x-emu to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.02-172.1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade grub2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-640=1

Event History

Feb 27, 2024
Advisory Published
via SUSE·08:30 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which systems are affected by this update?

The update applies to SUSE systems with the listed grub2 packages installed, including grub2 for i386 PC, ARM64 EFI, and PowerPC IEEE1275, as well as the Snapper and systemd sleep plugins. Debug and debugsource packages are also included in the update.

2

What behavior is corrected?

The update makes the check for enabling relative paths on Btrfs consistent. The provided information does not describe an attacker, exploit path, or impact beyond this behavior correction.

3

Is there a workaround if the update cannot be installed immediately?

No workaround or mitigation is provided in the advisory data. The available remediation is to apply the recommended grub2 update.

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