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

openSUSE-SU-2021:1102-1: important: Security update for linuxptp

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for linuxptp
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:1102-1
Rating: important
References: #1187646
Cross-References: CVE-2021-3570
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-3570 (NVD) : 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2021-3570 (SUSE): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 linuxptp fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-3570: Validate the messageLength field of incoming messages.
(bsc#1187646)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15: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-2021-1102=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

linuxptp-1.8+git65.g303b08c-lp152.4.3.1
linuxptp-debuginfo-1.8+git65.g303b08c-lp152.4.3.1
linuxptp-debugsource-1.8+git65.g303b08c-lp152.4.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3570.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1187646