A cups security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.2.

openSUSE-SU-2021:0638-1: important: Security update for cups

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for cups
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0638-1
Rating: important
References: #1184161
Cross-References: CVE-2021-25317
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-25317 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for cups fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-25317: ownership of /var/log/cups could allow privilege
escalation from lp user to root via symlink attacks (bsc#1184161)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

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-2021-638=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

cups-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
cups-client-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
cups-client-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
cups-config-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
cups-ddk-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
cups-ddk-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
cups-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
cups-debugsource-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
cups-devel-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcups2-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcups2-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupscgi1-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupscgi1-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsimage2-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsimage2-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsmime1-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsmime1-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsppdc1-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsppdc1-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

cups-devel-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcups2-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcups2-32bit-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupscgi1-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupscgi1-32bit-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsimage2-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsimage2-32bit-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsmime1-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsmime1-32bit-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsppdc1-32bit-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
libcupsppdc1-32bit-debuginfo-2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25317.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184161