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SUSE: 2021:0429-2 Critical: OpenSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities Alert

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Calendar Grey February 10, 2021
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for python38 resolves critical vulnerabilities, ensuring enhanced protection in a secure framework.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for python36 fixes the following issues: - buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c, which may lead to remote code execution (bsc#1181126, CVE-2021-3177). - Provide the newest setuptools wheel (bsc#1176262, CVE-2019-20916) in their correct form (bsc#1180686). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-428=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): libpython3_6m1_0-3.6.12-4.33.1 libpython3_6m1_0-debuginfo-3.6.12-4.33.1 python36-3.6.12-4.33.3 python36-base-3.6.12-4.33.1

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security advisory buffer overflow remote code execution important SUSE Linux python36

References

#1176262 #1180686 #1181126

Cross- CVE-2019-20916 CVE-2021-3177

CVSS scores:

CVE-2019-20916 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVE-2019-20916 (SUSE): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVE-2021-3177 (NVD) : 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2021-3177 (SUSE): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20916.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3177.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176262

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180686

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181126

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0428-1
Rating: important

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