This update for libnettle fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2021-20305: Fixed the multiply function which was being called with
out-of-range scalars (bsc#1184401).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
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-2021-635=1
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):
libhogweed4-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
libhogweed4-debuginfo-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
libnettle-debugsource-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
libnettle-devel-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
libnettle6-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
libnettle6-debuginfo-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
nettle-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
nettle-debuginfo-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):
libhogweed4-32bit-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
libhogweed4-32bit-debuginfo-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
libnettle-devel-32bit-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
libnettle6-32bit-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
libnettle6-32bit-debuginfo-3.4.1-lp152.4.3.1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20305.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184401
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