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HistoryFeb 12, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Security update for privoxy (moderate)

2021-02-1200:00:00
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privoxy update
security fix
version 3.0.31
cgi request vulnerability
memory leak
suse patch

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

61.0%

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

This update for privoxy fixes the following issues:

  • Update to version 3.0.31:
    • Security/Reliability (boo#1181650)
      • Prevent an assertion from getting triggered by a crafted CGI
        request. Commit 5bba5b89193fa. OVE-20210130-0001. CVE-2021-20217
        Reported by: Joshua Rogers (Opera)
      • Fixed a memory leak when decompression fails “unexpectedly”. Commit
        f431d61740cc0. OVE-20210128-0001. CVE-2021-20216
    • Bug fixes:
      • Fixed detection of insufficient data for decompression. Previously
        Privoxy could try to decompress a partly uninitialized buffer.

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-2021-279=1