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openSUSE 15.2: 2020:1687-1 Important: Pdns-Recursor Access Fix

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Calendar Grey October 17, 2020
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A crucial patch for pdns-recursor addresses vulnerabilities in access restrictions and cache integrity for openSUSE systems.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description

This update for pdns-recursor fixes the following issues:

-pdns-recursorwas updated to 4.1.1 and 4.3.5:

- CVE-2020-25829: Fixed a cache pollution related to DNSSEC validation

(boo#1177383)

- CVE-2020-14196: Fixed an access restriction bypass with API key and

password authentication (boo#1173302).

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Topics Covered

security advisory important access restriction pdns-recursor cache pollution

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1687=1

- openSUSE Leap 15.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1687=1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1687=1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1687=1

- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1687=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

pdns-recursor-4.3.5-lp152.2.6.1

pdns-recursor-debuginfo-4.3.5-lp152.2.6.1

pdns-recursor-debugsource-4.3.5-lp152.2.6.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):

pdns-recursor-4.1.12-lp151.3.9.1

pdns-recursor-debuginfo-4.1.12-lp151.3.9.1

pdns-recursor-debugsource-4.1.12-lp151.3.9.1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

pdns-recursor-4.3.5-bp152.2.12.1

pdns-recursor-debuginfo-4.3.5-bp152.2.12.1

pdns-recursor-debugsource-4.3.5-bp152.2.12.1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

pdns-recursor-4.1.12-bp151.4.9.1

pdns-recursor-debuginfo-4.1.12-bp151.4.9.1

pdns-recursor-debugsource-4.1.12-bp151.4.9.1

- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

pdns-recursor-4.1.18-25.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14196.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25829.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173302

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177383

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1687-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2 openSUSE Leap 15.1 openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12

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