CVE-2016-5759

The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.

The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.

The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.

The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.

These are all security issues fixed in the kdump-0.9.1-3.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

This update for kdump provides several fixes and enhancements:

• Refresh kdumprd if /etc/hosts or /etc/nsswitch.conf is changed. (bsc#943214)
• Add a separate systemd service to rebuild kdumprd at boot. (bsc#943214)
• Improve network setup in the kdump environment by reading configuration from wicked by default (system configuration files are used as a fallback). (bsc#980328)
• Use the last mount entry in kdump_get_mountpoints(). (bsc#951844)
• Remove 'notsc' from the kdump kernel command line. (bsc#973213)
• Handle dump files with many program headers. (bsc#932339, bsc#970708)
• Fall back to stat() if file type is DT_UNKNOWN. (bsc#964206)
• Remove vm. sysctls from kdump initrd. (bsc#927451, bsc#987862)
• Use the exit code of kexec, not that of 'local'. (bsc#984799)
• Convert sysroot to a bind mount in kdump initrd. (bsc#976864)
• Distinguish between Xenlinux (aka Xenified or SUSE) and pvops Xen kernels, as the latter can run on bare metal. (bsc#974270)
• CVE-2016-5759: Use full path to dracut as argument to bash. (bsc#989972, bsc#990200)