Security update for python-cryptography

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0669-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2020-36242 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2020-36242 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • HPE Helion OpenStack 8
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python-cryptography fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-36242: Using the Fernet class to symmetrically encrypt multi gigabyte values could result in an integer overflow and buffer overflow (bsc#1182066).

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:

  • HPE Helion OpenStack 8
    zypper in -t patch HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2021-669=1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2021-669=1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2021-669=1

Package List:

  • HPE Helion OpenStack 8 (x86_64)
    • python-cryptography-debuginfo-2.0.3-3.10.1
    • python-cryptography-2.0.3-3.10.1
    • python-cryptography-debugsource-2.0.3-3.10.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 (x86_64)
    • python-cryptography-debuginfo-2.0.3-3.10.1
    • python-cryptography-2.0.3-3.10.1
    • python-cryptography-debugsource-2.0.3-3.10.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 (x86_64)
    • python-cryptography-debuginfo-2.0.3-3.10.1
    • python-cryptography-2.0.3-3.10.1
    • python-cryptography-debugsource-2.0.3-3.10.1

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