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SUSE: 2021:1493-2 Moderate Update to Fix Avahi Infinite Loop Issue

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Calendar Grey June 4, 2021
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SUSE Security Update addressing CVE-2021-3468 for avahi patches a moderate severity flaw, rectifying an infinite loop concern swiftly.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for avahi fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-3468: avoid infinite loop by handling HUP event in client_work (bsc#1184521). 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 Manager Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.0-2021-1493=1 - SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-1493=1 - SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.0-2021-1493=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-1493=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update moderate severity SUSE infinite loop avahi Linux patches

References

#1184521

Cross- CVE-2021-3468

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-3468 (SUSE): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Manager Server 4.0

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0

SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS

SUSE Enterprise Storage 6

SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3468.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184521

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1493-2
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

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