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

openSUSE-SU-2021:0835-1: important: Security update for nginx

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for nginx
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0835-1
Rating: important
References: #1186126
Cross-References: CVE-2021-23017
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-23017 (SUSE): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Description:

This update for nginx fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-23017: nginx DNS resolver off-by-one heap write (bsc#1186126)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1: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-2021-835=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

nginx-1.16.1-lp152.2.3.1
nginx-debuginfo-1.16.1-lp152.2.3.1
nginx-debugsource-1.16.1-lp152.2.3.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (noarch):

nginx-source-1.16.1-lp152.2.3.1
vim-plugin-nginx-1.16.1-lp152.2.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23017.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186126