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SUSE-SU-2015:0270-1 Not scored

Security update for util-linux

util-linux was updated to fix one security issue. This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2014-9114: Using crafted block devices (e.g. USB sticks) it was possibly to inject code via libblkid. libblkid was fixed to care about unsafe chars and possible buffer overflow in cache (bnc#907434) This non-security issue was fixed: - libblkid: Reset errno in blkid_probe_get_buffer() to prevent failing probes (e. g. for exFAT) (bnc#908742).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published February 10, 2015
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 python-libmount
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 util-linux
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 util-linux-systemd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 python-libmount
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 util-linux
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 util-linux-systemd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 python-libmount
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 util-linux
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 util-linux-systemd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 util-linux
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 util-linux

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2015:0270-1

util-linux was updated to fix one security issue. This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2014-9114: Using crafted block devices (e.g. USB sticks) it was possibly to inject code via libblkid. libblkid was fixed to care about unsafe chars and possible buffer overflow in cache (bnc#907434) This non-security issue was fixed: - libblkid: Reset errno in blkid_probe_get_buffer() to prevent failing probes (e. g. for exFAT) (bnc#908742).

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence