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SUSE: 2021:1470-3 Critical: Security Update for OpenSSL Software

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2021
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Essential SUSE patch addressing major bind address flaws fortifying comprehensive system protection.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for bind fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-25214: Fixed a broken inbound incremental zone update (IXFR) which could have caused named to terminate unexpectedly (bsc#1185345). - CVE-2021-25215: Fixed an assertion check which could have failed while answering queries for DNAME records that required the DNAME to be processed to resolve itself (bsc#1185345). - MD5 warning message using host, dig, nslookup (bind-utils) on SLES 12 SP5 with FIPS enabled (bsc#1181495). 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-9-2021-1468=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9:

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References

#1181495 #1185345

Cross- CVE-2021-25214 CVE-2021-25215

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-25214 (SUSE): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2021-25215 (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 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25214.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25215.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181495

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185345

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1468-1
Rating: important

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