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openSUSE: 2023:0226-1 Important: Vulnerability in Perl-HTTP-Server-Simple

opensuse
Calendar Grey August 7, 2023
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Dealing with a minor vulnerability concerning perl-Net-Netmask in openSUSE, which is now ready for corrective measures and enhancements.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for perl-Net-Netmask fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2021-29424: Leading zeros are no longer allowed for IPv4 octets.

This (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that

is based on IP addresses. (boo#1184425)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update software patch access control moderate severity openSUSE perl-Net-Netmask

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 Backports SLE-15-SP5:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2023-217=1

Package List

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 (noarch):

perl-Net-Netmask-1.9022-bp155.3.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29424.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184425

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2023:0217-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 .

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update software patch access control moderate severity openSUSE perl-Net-Netmask

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