SUSE-SU-2021:14712-1

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    SUSE-SU-2021:14712-1

    Published: 30 Apr 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-25317

    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: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-202114712-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184161, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25317

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cups

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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