SUSE-SU-2018:4182-1 Security update for crash
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Check this codebase for SUSE-SU-2018:4182-1 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: SUSE-SU-2018:4182-1 is a vulnerability in crash, published on 19 Dec 2018.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of SUSE-SU-2018:4182-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: crash. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/SUSE-SU-2018-4182-1/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/SUSE-SU-2018-4182-1/index.md)
This update fixes a functional bug in the crash utility for PPC64 bigmem dumps, not a security vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is SUSE-SU-2018:4182-1?
SUSE-SU-2018:4182-1 is a vulnerability in crash, published on 19 Dec 2018.
Official description
This update for crash provides the following fix:
- Update crash to support -bigmem kernel dumps for PPC64, including the ones that have extended process virtual address space support to 128TB (bsc#1075785, bsc#1032471).
Which versions are affected by SUSE-SU-2018:4182-1?
Linux distribution packages (3)
crash SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 7.0.9-30.3.28 |
crash SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 7.0.9-30.3.28 |
crash SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 7.0.9-30.3.28 |
How do I fix SUSE-SU-2018:4182-1?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is SUSE-SU-2018:4182-1 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of SUSE-SU-2018:4182-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.