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SUSE: 2021:2827-1 Important: OpenSSL DoS Buffer Overflow Issue

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Calendar Grey August 24, 2021
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An important patch for OpenSSL has been released to mitigate a Denial of Service vulnerability impacting several SUSE offerings, complete with setup guidelines for users.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for openssl-1_0_0 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-3712: a bug in the code for printing certificate details could lead to a buffer overrun that a malicious actor could exploit to crash the application, causing a denial-of-service attack. [bsc#1189521] 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-4.0-2021-2827=1 - SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-2827=1 - SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.0-2021-2827=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow DoS important attack openssl SUSE Linux Enterprise

References

#1189521

Cross- CVE-2021-3712

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-3712 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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 for SAP 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP2

SUSE Enterprise Storage 6

SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3712.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189521

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2827-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow DoS important attack openssl SUSE Linux Enterprise

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