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SUSE: 2021:0987-1 Moderate: ovmf Heap Issues and Patch Instructions

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Calendar Grey March 30, 2021
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New ovmf version launched by SUSE addressing moderate vulnerability concerns in SLES 12-SP5. Implement updates to bolster system integrity.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-28211: ovmf: edk2: possible heap corruption with LzmaUefiDecompressGetInfo (bsc#1183578) - CVE-2021-28210: ovmf: unlimited FV recursion, round 2 (bsc#1183579) 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-SP5-2021-987=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64): ovmf-2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.35.1 ovmf-tools-2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.35.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (noarch): qemu-ovmf-x86_64-2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.35.1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory heap corruption vulnerability patch SUSE edk2 SLES

References

#1183578 #1183579

Cross- CVE-2021-28210 CVE-2021-28211

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-28210 (SUSE): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

CVE-2021-28211 (SUSE): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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-2021-28210.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28211.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183578

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183579

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0987-1
Rating: moderate

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory heap corruption vulnerability patch SUSE edk2 SLES

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