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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: 2022:0678-1 Moderate Gnutls Fix

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Calendar Grey March 2, 2022
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A security patch for gnutls resolving a null reference problem has been released. Refer to Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:0678-1 for details.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for gnutls fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-4209: Fixed null pointer dereference in MD_UPDATE (bsc#1196167). 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 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-678=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): libgnutls30-3.4.17-8.11.1 libgnutls30-debuginfo-3.4.17-8.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): gnutls-debugsource-3.4.17-8.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (s390x x86_64): libgnutls30-32bit-3.4.17-8.11.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update buffer overflow null pointer gnutls SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

References

#1196167

Cross- CVE-2021-4209

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-4209 (SUSE): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4209.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1196167

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:0678-1
Rating: moderate

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security advisory moderate security update buffer overflow null pointer gnutls SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

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