QID 750241

Date Published: 2021-06-17

QID 750241: OpenSUSE Security Update for libnettle (openSUSE-SU-2021:0635-1)

OpenSUSE has released a security update for libnettle to fix the vulnerabilities.

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2


Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This vulnerability could be exploited to gain remote access to sensitive information and execute commands.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
    • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. To install this OpenSUSE 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 the command "yum update".

    Refer to SUSE security advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:0635-1 to address this issue and obtain further details.

    Vendor References

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    CVE-2021-20305 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    openSUSE-SU-2021:0635-1 OpenSuse URL Logo lists.opensuse.org//archives/list/[email protected]/thread/JEQQBLTWQPDTYRTWQZSXENUU6TSCBJ5R/
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