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openSUSE Leap 15.2: 2021-0638-1 Important Cups Privilege Escalation Fix

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. . openSUSE Security Update: Security update for cups ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0638-1 Rating: important References: #1184161 Cross-References: CVE-2021-25317 CVSS scores: CVE-2021-25317 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for cups fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-25317: ownership of /var/log/cups could allow privilege escalation from lp user to root via symlink attacks (bsc#1184161) This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15: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 Leap 15.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-638=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64): cups-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 cups-client-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 cups-client-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 cups-config-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 cups-ddk-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 cups-ddk-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 cups-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 cups-debugsource-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 cups-devel-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcups2-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcups2-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupscgi1-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupscgi1-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsimage2-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsimage2-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsmime1-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsmime1-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsppdc1-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsppdc1-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 - openSUSE Leap15.2 (x86_64): cups-devel-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcups2-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcups2-32bit-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupscgi1-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupscgi1-32bit-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsimage2-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsimage2-32bit-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsmime1-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsmime1-32bit-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsppdc1-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 libcupsppdc1-32bit-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25317.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184161 . An important openSUSE patch addressing a vulnerability in cups has been released, which stops the lp user from obtaining root privileges.. openSUSE Update, cups Fix, Privilege Escalation, Security Patch. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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SUSE: 2021:415-1 Critical: Security Patch for sles-15-sp2-chost

The container sles-15-sp2-chost-byos-v20210304 was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:. SUSE Image Update Advisory: sles-15-sp2-chost-byos-v20210304 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Image Advisory ID : SUSE-IU-2021:414-1 Image Tags : sles-15-sp2-chost-byos-v20210304:20210304 Image Release : Severity : important Type : security References : 1170671 1177460 1179691 1180520 1180603 1181319 CVE-2019-8842 CVE-2020-10001 ----------------------------------------------------------------- The container sles-15-sp2-chost-byos-v20210304 was updated. The following patches have been included in this update: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Advisory ID: SUSE-RU-2021:278-1 Released: Tue Feb 2 09:43:08 2021 Summary: Recommended update for lvm2 Type: recommended Severity: moderate References: 1181319 This update for lvm2 fixes the following issues: - Backport 'lvmlockd' to adopt orphan locks feature. (bsc#1181319) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Advisory ID: SUSE-SU-2021:285-1 Released: Tue Feb 2 13:08:54 2021 Summary: Security update for cups Type: security Severity: moderate References: 1170671,1180520,CVE-2019-8842,CVE-2020-10001 This update for cups fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-10001: Fixed an out-of-bounds read in the ippReadIO function (bsc#1180520). - CVE-2019-8842: Fixed an out-of-bounds read in an extension field (bsc#1170671). ----------------------------------------------------------------- Advisory ID: SUSE-RU-2021:293-1 Released: Wed Feb 3 12:52:34 2021 Summary: Recommended update for gmp Type: recommended Severity: moderate References: 1180603 This update for gmp fixes the following issues: - correct license statements of packages (library itself is no GPL-3.0)(bsc#1180603) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Advisory ID: SUSE-RU-2021:301-1 Released: Thu Feb 4 08:46:27 2021 Summary: Recommended update for timezone Type: recommended Severity: moderate References: 1177460 This update for timezone fixes the following issues: - timezone update 2021a (bsc#1177460) * South Sudan changes from +03 to +02 on 2021-02-01 at 00:00. - timezone update 2021a (bsc#1177460) * South Sudan changes from +03 to +02 on 2021-02-01 at 00:00. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Advisory ID: SUSE-RU-2021:302-1 Released: Thu Feb 4 13:18:35 2021 Summary: Recommended update for lvm2 Type: recommended Severity: important References: 1179691 This update for lvm2 fixes the following issues: - lvm2 will no longer use external_device_info_source='udev' as default because it introduced a regression (bsc#1179691). If this behavior is still wanted, please change this manually in the lvm.conf ----------------------------------------------------------------- Advisory ID: SUSE-OU-2021:339-1 Released: Mon Feb 8 13:16:07 2021 Summary: Optional update for pam Type: optional Severity: low References: This update for pam fixes the following issues: - Added rpm macros for this package, so that other packages can make use of it This patch is optional to be installed - it doesn't fix any bugs. . The advisory for SUSE container sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210405 presents crucial security enhancements and updates.. SUSE Update, Security Patches, Container Security, Image Advisory, CUPS Security Fix. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Scientific Linux 40 Moderate: cups and xpdf Updates for CAN-2005-2097

Moderate: xpdf security update. Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:01:31 -0500 Reply-To: Connie Sieh Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Connie Sieh Subject: ERRATA for SL 40 x86_64 now available Comments: To: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The following ERRATA for SL 40 x86_64 are now available from: Synopsis: Important: cups security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:706-01 CVE Names: CAN-2005-2097 cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7.x86_64.rpm cups-devel-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7.x86_64.rpm cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7.i386.rpm cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7.x86_64.rpm Synopsis: Moderate: kdegraphics security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:671-01 CVE Names: CAN-2005-2097 kdegraphics-3.3.1-3.4.x86_64.rpm kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-3.4.x86_64.rpm Synopsis: Low: sysreport security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:598-01 CVE Names: CAN-2005-2104 sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm Synopsis: Moderate: xpdf security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:670-01 CVE Names: CAN-2005-2097 xpdf-3.00-11.8.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh . Critical security patches released for Scientific Linux focused on xpdf, cups, and kdegraphics, fixing several vulnerabilities.. Scientific Linux Security, xpdf Update, cups Fix, kdegraphics Update. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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