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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.854275
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for mailman (openSUSE-SU-2021:1436-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mailman'; package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2021:1436-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mailman'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2021:1436-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for mailman fixes the following issues:

Update to 2.1.35 to fix 2 security issues:

- A potential for a list member to carry out an off-line brute force
attack to obtain the list admin password has been reported by Andre
Protas, Richard Cloke and Andy Nuttall of Apple. This is fixed.
CVE-2021-42096 (boo#1191959, LP:#1947639)

- A CSRF attack via the user options page could allow takeover of a users
account. This is fixed. CVE-2021-42097 (boo#1191960, LP:#1947640)

- make package build reproducible (boo#1047218)

Affected Software/OS:
'mailman' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 15.2.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
8.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-42096
Debian Security Information: DSA-4991 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4991
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/21/4
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-42097
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