Security update for c-ares

SUSE Security Update: Security update for c-ares
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1178882
Cross-References:CVE-2020-8277
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
  • 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 fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for c-ares fixes the following issues:

  • Version update to 1.17.0 * CVE-2020-8277: Fixed a Denial of Service through DNS request (bsc#1178882) * For further details see https://c-ares.haxx.se/changelog.html

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-15-2020-3478=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2020-3478=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-3478=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-3478=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-3478=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-3478=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 (ppc64le x86_64):
    • c-ares-debugsource-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • c-ares-devel-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-debuginfo-1.17.0-3.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS (aarch64 s390x):
    • c-ares-debugsource-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • c-ares-devel-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-debuginfo-1.17.0-3.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • c-ares-debugsource-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • c-ares-devel-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-debuginfo-1.17.0-3.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • c-ares-debugsource-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • c-ares-devel-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-debuginfo-1.17.0-3.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS (aarch64 x86_64):
    • c-ares-debugsource-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • c-ares-devel-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-debuginfo-1.17.0-3.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS (aarch64 x86_64):
    • c-ares-debugsource-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • c-ares-devel-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-1.17.0-3.8.1
    • libcares2-debuginfo-1.17.0-3.8.1

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