openSUSE-SU-2021:1436-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2021:1436-1

    Published: 2 Nov 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for mailman

    Details: This update for mailman fixes the following issues: Update to 2.1.35 to fix 2 security issues: - A potential for 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)

    References: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/DSDRER3UF4R57ILYOQY7J63PNAP2LA73/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1047218, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1191959, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1191960, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-42096, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-42097

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mailman

    Purl: pkg:rpm/opensuse/mailman&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.35-lp152.7.6.1

    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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