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SUSE: 2021:2967-1 Low: OpenSSL 1_1 Buffer Overrun Threat

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Calendar Grey September 7, 2021
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The patch addresses a minor risk of stack overflow in openssl-1_1 for SUSE platforms.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for openssl-1_1 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-3712: This is an update for the incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3712. Read buffer overruns processing ASN.1 strings (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 Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2021-2967=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2021-2967=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-2967=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS:

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 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-2021-3712.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189521

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2967-1
Rating: low

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