SUSE: 2021:3531-1 Important: Busybox Security Patch Released Now
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October 27, 2021
An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for busybox fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-28831: Fixed invalid free or segmentation fault via malformed gzip data (bsc#1184522). - CVE-2018-20679: Fixed out of bounds read in udhcp (bsc#1121426). - CVE-2018-1000517: Fixed buffer overflow in the retrieve_file_data() (bsc#1099260). - CVE-2011-5325: Fixed a directory traversal related to 'tar' command (bsc#951562). - CVE-2018-1000500: Fixed missing SSL certificate validation related to the 'wget' command (bsc#1099263). 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-SP1:
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References
#1099260 #1099263 #1121426 #1184522 #951562
Cross- CVE-2011-5325 CVE-2018-1000500 CVE-2018-1000517
CVE-2018-20679 CVE-2021-28831
CVSS scores:
CVE-2011-5325 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVE-2018-1000500 (NVD) : 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2018-1000500 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVE-2018-1000517 (NVD) : 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2018-1000517 (SUSE): 5.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVE-2018-20679 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2018-20679 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVE-2021-28831 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1
Rating: important
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