An inn security update has been released for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2.

openSUSE-SU-2021:0845-1: moderate: Security update for inn

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for inn
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0845-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1182321
Cross-References: CVE-2021-31998
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2
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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]

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2: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 Backports SLE-15-SP2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-845=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

inn-2.6.2-bp152.2.8.1
inn-devel-2.6.2-bp152.2.8.1
mininews-2.6.2-bp152.2.8.1

References:

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