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SUSE: 2021:0790-1 Critical: Python-Requests Security Flaw

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Calendar Grey March 2, 2021
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical security patch for python-cryptography resolves a buffer overflow vulnerability within SUSE environments. Please adhere to the guidelines provided.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for python-cryptography fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-36242: Using the Fernet class to symmetrically encrypt multi gigabyte values could result in an integer overflow and buffer overflow (bsc#1182066). 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 OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2021-675=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2021-675=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2021-675=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2021-675=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7:

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References

#1182066

Cross- CVE-2020-36242

CVSS scores:

CVE-2020-36242 (NVD) : 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CVE-2020-36242 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS

SUSE Linux Ente...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0675-1
Rating: important

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