QID 174908

Date Published: 2021-04-07

QID 174908: SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ovmf (SUSE-SU-2021:0987-1)

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-28211: ovmf: edk2: possible heap corruption with
LzmaUefiDecompressGetInfo (bsc#1183578)
- CVE-2021-28210: ovmf: unlimited FV recursion, round 2 (bsc#1183579)

Successful exploitation allows attacker to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.7 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest package which contains the patch. To install this SUSE Security, Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product. To install packages using the command line interface, use command "yum update". Refer to Suse security advisory: SUSE-SU-2021:0987-1 to address this issue and obtain further details.

    CVEs related to QID 174908

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    SUSE-SU-2021:0987-1 SUSE Enterprise Linux URL Logo lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2021-March/008572.html