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SUSE: 2021:1792-1 Critical Update on nginx Heap Write Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey May 27, 2021
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SUSE Security Bulletin for nginx Released: Details on Impacted Versions and Update Guidelines Provided.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for nginx fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-23017: nginx DNS resolver off-by-one heap write (bsc#1186126) 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 for SAP 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2021-1792=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2021-1792=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-1792=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-1792=1 Package List:

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security advisory important SUSE nginx patch instructions heap write CVE-2021-23017

References

#1186126

Cross- CVE-2021-23017

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-23017 (SUSE): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23017.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186126

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1792-1
Rating: important

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security advisory important SUSE nginx patch instructions heap write CVE-2021-23017

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