Security update for curl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2446-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2020-8231 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2020-8231 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • An application that performs multiple requests with libcurl's multi API and sets the 'CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY' option, might in rare circumstances experience that when subsequently using the setup connect-only transfer, libcurl will pick and use the wrong connection and instead pick another one the application has created since then. [bsc#1175109, CVE-2020-8231]

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-2446=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libcurl-devel-7.60.0-3.32.1
    • libcurl4-7.60.0-3.32.1
    • libcurl4-debuginfo-7.60.0-3.32.1
    • curl-debugsource-7.60.0-3.32.1
    • curl-debuginfo-7.60.0-3.32.1
    • curl-7.60.0-3.32.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (x86_64)
    • libcurl4-32bit-7.60.0-3.32.1
    • libcurl4-32bit-debuginfo-7.60.0-3.32.1

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