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HistoryNov 02, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Security update for mailman (important)

2021-11-0200:00:00
lists.opensuse.org
15
mailman
security update
2.1.35
off-line brute force attack
csrf attack
opensuse leap 15.2

EPSS

0.004

Percentile

71.9%

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one
errata is now available.

Description:

This update for mailman fixes the following issues:

Update to 2.1.35 to fix 2 security issues:

  • A potential for for a list member to carry out an off-line brute force
    attack to obtain the list admin password has been reported by Andre
    Protas, Richard Cloke and Andy Nuttall of Apple. This is fixed.
    CVE-2021-42096 (boo#1191959, LP:#1947639)

  • A CSRF attack via the user options page could allow takeover of a users
    account. This is fixed. CVE-2021-42097 (boo#1191960, LP:#1947640)

  • make package build reproducible (boo#1047218)

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE 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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.2:

    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-1436=1

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
openSUSE Leap15.2x86_64< - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):.x86_64.rpm