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SUSE 15-SP3: 2021:2153-1 Important: DNS Rebinding Threat

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Calendar Grey June 24, 2021
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SUSE has released a security update addressing a severe DNS rebinding issue in gupnp. It is advised to apply the patch without delay.
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 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP3-2021-2153=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP2-2021-2153=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP3-2021-2153=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 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186590

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2153-1
Rating: important

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