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openSUSE: 2023:0456-1 moderate security patch for privoxy issue

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. . openSUSE Security Update: Security update for privoxy ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0279-1 Rating: moderate References: #1181650 Cross-References: CVE-2021-20216 CVE-2021-20217 Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for privoxy fixes the following issues: - Update to version 3.0.31: - Security/Reliability (boo#1181650) - Prevent an assertion from getting triggered by a crafted CGI request. Commit 5bba5b89193fa. OVE-20210130-0001. CVE-2021-20217 Reported by: Joshua Rogers (Opera) - Fixed a memory leak when decompression fails "unexpectedly". Commit f431d61740cc0. OVE-20210128-0001. CVE-2021-20216 - Bug fixes: - Fixed detection of insufficient data for decompression. Previously Privoxy could try to decompress a partly uninitialized buffer. This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE 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: - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-279=1 Package List: - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): privoxy-3.0.31-bp152.4.6.1 - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (noarch): privoxy-doc-3.0.31-bp152.4.6.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20216.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20217.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181650 . Tackling intermediate vulnerabilities, this patch addresses concerns in the privoxysoftware tailored for openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2.. openSUSE Privoxy Security Patch, Moderate Update, Software Reliability Fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 12, 2021 OpenSUSE