Security update for openssl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:14791-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-3712 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2021-3712 ( NVD ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openssl fixes the following security issue:

  • CVE-2021-3712: a bug in the code for printing certificate details could lead to a buffer overrun that a malicious actor could exploit to crash the application, causing a denial-of-service attack. [bsc#1189521]

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-openssl-14791=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-openssl-14791=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-openssl-14791=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • openssl-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • libopenssl0_9_8-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • libopenssl-devel-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • openssl-doc-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • openssl-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • openssl-doc-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • libopenssl0_9_8-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libopenssl0_9_8-32bit-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-32bit-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • openssl-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • openssl-doc-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • libopenssl0_9_8-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libopenssl0_9_8-32bit-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1
    • libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-32bit-0.9.8j-0.106.40.1

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