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SUSE: 2020:3568-1 Important Mutt Credentials Exposure - Important Fix

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for mutt ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3568-1 Rating: important References: #1179035 #1179113 Cross-References: CVE-2020-28896 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. Description: This update for mutt fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-28896: incomplete connection termination could lead to sending credentials over unencrypted connections (bsc#1179035) - Avoid that message with a million tiny parts can freeze MUA for several minutes (bsc#1179113) 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-15-2020-3568=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2020-3568=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2020-3568=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-3568=1 - SUSELinux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-3568=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-3568=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-3568=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 (ppc64le x86_64): mutt-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debuginfo-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debugsource-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 (noarch): mutt-doc-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-lang-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS (aarch64 s390x): mutt-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debuginfo-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debugsource-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS (noarch): mutt-doc-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-lang-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): mutt-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debuginfo-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debugsource-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (noarch): mutt-doc-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-lang-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): mutt-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debuginfo-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debugsource-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (noarch): mutt-doc-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-lang-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): mutt-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debuginfo-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debugsource-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (noarch): mutt-doc-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-lang-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS (aarch64 x86_64): mutt-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debuginfo-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debugsource-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS (noarch): mutt-doc-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-lang-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS (aarch64 x86_64): mutt-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debuginfo-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-debugsource-1.10.1-3.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS (noarch): mutt-doc-1.10.1-3.11.1 mutt-lang-1.10.1-3.11.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28896.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179035 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179113 . Tackle the mutt vulnerability within SUSE by implementing this vital update. Protect against potential credential exposures through unsafe connections.. Mutt Update,SUSE Security Patches,Credential Exposure Fix,Unsecured Connection Mitigation. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 30, 2020 •Important SuSE