An inn security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.2.

openSUSE-SU-2021:0830-1: moderate: Security update for inn

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for inn
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0830-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1182321
Cross-References: CVE-2021-31998
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for inn fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-31998: change user to news before calling innupgrade, which
could have allow local privilege escalation. [boo#1182321]

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-2021-830=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

inn-2.6.2-lp152.2.6.1
inn-debuginfo-2.6.2-lp152.2.6.1
inn-debugsource-2.6.2-lp152.2.6.1
inn-devel-2.6.2-lp152.2.6.1
mininews-2.6.2-lp152.2.6.1
mininews-debuginfo-2.6.2-lp152.2.6.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-31998.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1182321