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openSUSE Leap 42.3 - 2018:0829-1 Important: librelp Buffer Overflow

opensuse
Calendar Grey March 27, 2018
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Crucial enhancement for librelp in openSUSE addresses a significant buffer overflow vulnerability, reinforcing system integrity and safety.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for librelp fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2018-1000140: A stack-based buffer overflow in the code for checking

of x509 certificates allowed a remote attacker with an access to the

rsyslog logging facility to potentially execute arbitrary code by

sending a specially crafted x509 certificate. (bsc#1086730)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP3:Update update project.

Patch

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 42.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-319=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):

librelp-debugsource-1.2.12-2.3.1

librelp-devel-1.2.12-2.3.1

librelp0-1.2.12-2.3.1

librelp0-debuginfo-1.2.12-2.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000140.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1086730

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:0829-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3

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