SUSE-SU-2020:14481-1: moderate: Security update for curl

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Wed Sep 2 10:18:42 MDT 2020


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for curl
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2020:14481-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1175109 
Cross-References:   CVE-2020-8231
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for curl fixes the following issues:

   - An application that performs multiple requests with libcurl's multi API
     and sets the 'CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY' option, might in rare circumstances
     experience that when subsequently using the setup connect-only transfer,
     libcurl will pick and use the wrong connection and instead pick another
     one the application has created since then. [bsc#1175109, CVE-2020-8231]


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE 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:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY:

      zypper in -t patch secsp3-curl-14481=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      curl-openssl1-7.37.0-70.52.2
      libcurl4-openssl1-7.37.0-70.52.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libcurl4-openssl1-32bit-7.37.0-70.52.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY (ia64):

      libcurl4-openssl1-x86-7.37.0-70.52.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8231.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1175109



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