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SUSE MicroOS 5.0 Important: OpenSSL Denial of Service and Buffer Issue

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Calendar Grey August 24, 2021
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Addresses multiple security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL across different SUSE versions, bolstering system resilience against potential threats.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for openssl-1_1 fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2021-3711: A bug in the implementation of the SM2 decryption code could lead to buffer overflows. [bsc#1189520] - 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 MicroOS 5.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-2830=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2830=1

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References

#1189520 #1189521

Cross- CVE-2021-3711 CVE-2021-3712

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-3711 (SUSE): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 MicroOS 5.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3711.html

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189520

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189521

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2830-1
Rating: important

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