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SUSE 12-SP5: 2021:0563-1 Moderate: Avahi Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey February 23, 2021
Dist Suse Esm H88
A security advisory has been issued regarding Avahi, focusing on privilege escalation vulnerabilities within SUSE Linux Enterprise. For further information on the patch details, click here.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for avahi fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-26720: drop privileges when invoking avahi-daemon-check-dns.sh (bsc#1180827) - Add sudo to requires: used to drop privileges. 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 Workstation Extension 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2021-563=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-563=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-563=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5 (x86_64):

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software patch privilege escalation SUSE Linux avahi

References

#1180827

Cross- CVE-2021-26720

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-26720 (SUSE): 3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-26720.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180827

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0563-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software patch privilege escalation SUSE Linux avahi

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