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SUSE Linux 12-SP5: 2021:3290-1 Moderate: glibc Use-After-Free Fix

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Calendar Grey October 6, 2021
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SUSE Security Notification: Security patch released for glibc with Announcement ID SUSE-SU-2021:3291-1 and moderate severity.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for glibc fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-33574: Fixed a use-after-free possibility in mq_notify() (bsc#1186489) 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 OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2021-3290=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2021-3290=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-3290=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2021-3290=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update glibc SUSE use-after-free Cloud service patch

References

#1186489

Cross- CVE-2021-33574

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-33574 (NVD) : 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2021-33574 (SUSE): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33574.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186489

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3290-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update glibc SUSE use-after-free Cloud service patch

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