Security update for fetchmail

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3492-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-39272 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-39272 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for fetchmail fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-39272: Fix failure to enforce STARTTLS session encryption in some circumstances, such as a certain situation with IMAP and PREAUTH. (bsc#1190069)

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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3492=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3492=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3492=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • fetchmail-debuginfo-6.3.26-13.15.1
    • fetchmail-6.3.26-13.15.1
    • fetchmail-debugsource-6.3.26-13.15.1
    • fetchmailconf-6.3.26-13.15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • fetchmail-debuginfo-6.3.26-13.15.1
    • fetchmail-6.3.26-13.15.1
    • fetchmail-debugsource-6.3.26-13.15.1
    • fetchmailconf-6.3.26-13.15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • fetchmail-debuginfo-6.3.26-13.15.1
    • fetchmail-6.3.26-13.15.1
    • fetchmail-debugsource-6.3.26-13.15.1
    • fetchmailconf-6.3.26-13.15.1

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