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openSUSE Leap 15.2: 2021:0835-1 Important: nginx Heap Write

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Calendar Grey June 3, 2021
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Mandatory update for openSUSE addressing security vulnerability in nginx linked to CVE-2021-23017, accompanied by vital patch instructions for implementation.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for nginx fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-23017: nginx DNS resolver off-by-one heap write (bsc#1186126)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

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-2021-835=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

nginx-1.16.1-lp152.2.3.1

nginx-debuginfo-1.16.1-lp152.2.3.1

nginx-debugsource-1.16.1-lp152.2.3.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (noarch):

nginx-source-1.16.1-lp152.2.3.1

vim-plugin-nginx-1.16.1-lp152.2.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23017.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186126

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0835-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2 .

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