SUSE-SU-2021:14712-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-202114712-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:14712-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2021:14712-1
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Published
2021-04-30T07:17:38Z
Modified
2026-02-04T03:18:14Z
Summary
Security update for cups
Details

This update for cups fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-25317: ownership of /var/log/cups could allow privilege escalation from lp user to root via symlink attacks (bsc#1184161)
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 / cups

Package

Name
cups
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "cups":  "1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1",
            "cups-client":  "1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1",
            "cups-libs":  "1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:14712-1.json"

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS / cups

Package

Name
cups
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "cups":  "1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1",
            "cups-client":  "1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1",
            "cups-libs":  "1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1",
            "cups-libs-32bit":  "1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:14712-1.json"