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SUSE: 2021:1763-2 Moderate: wget File Exposure Resolution

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Calendar Grey May 26, 2021
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SUSE has rolled out a security patch for curl addressing a moderate data exposure vulnerability. Please refer to the provided guidelines for the update procedure immediately.
An update that fixes one vulnerability, contains one feature is now available

Summary

This update for curl fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-22898: Fixed curl TELNET stack contents disclosure (bsc#1186114). - Allow partial chain verification [jsc#SLE-17956] * Have intermediate certificates in the trust store be treated as trust-anchors, in the same way as self-signed root CA certificates are. This allows users to verify servers using the intermediate cert only, instead of needing the whole chain. * Set FLAG_TRUSTED_FIRST unconditionally. * Do not check partial chains with CRL check. 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 Software Development Kit 12-SP5:

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software patch SUSE curl SLES contents disclosure

References

#1186114 SLE-17954

Cross- CVE-2021-22898

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-22898 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22898.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186114

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1763-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software patch SUSE curl SLES contents disclosure

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