RHSA-2024:3139

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-05-22 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 11:39
Summary
security update for squashfs-tools
Severity
Low
Notes
Title of the patch: security update for squashfs-tools
Description of the patch: This security update provides a functional equivalent of RHSA-2024:3139. The original Red Hat(R) advisory is available from the Red Hat web site at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3139.
Patchnames: RHSA-2024:3139
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2021-40153
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:squashfs-tools-0:4.3-21.el8.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact moderate
CVE-2021-41072
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected products
Recommended 1 product, the same list as for CVE-2021-40153
Threats
Impact moderate
References
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