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SUSE: 2021:2080-1 Critical Security Advisory for gupnp DNS Flaw

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Calendar Grey June 18, 2021
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A recent SUSE Security Update resolves a significant DNS rebinding vulnerability in gupnp. This advisory emphasizes the importance of maintaining system integrity.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for gupnp fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-33516: Fixed a DNS rebinding, which could trick the browser into triggering actions against local UPnP services (bsc#1186590). 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 Workstation Extension 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2021-2080=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-2080=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5 (x86_64): gupnp-debugsource-0.20.18-8.3.1 libgupnp-1_0-4-0.20.18-8.3.1 libgupnp-1_0-4-debuginfo-0.20.18-8.3.1

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References

#1186590

Cross- CVE-2021-33516

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-33516 (NVD) : 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVE-2021-33516 (SUSE): 9.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33516.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186590

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2080-1
Rating: important

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