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openSUSE: 2019:1243-2 Critical: curl Security Update Available

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Calendar Grey May 12, 2018
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Recent openSUSE updates fix two major OpenCV vulnerabilities, enhancing system stability and security. Users are urged to update promptly for better protection against threats
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description

This update for opencv fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2016-1517: Fixed a denial of service (segfault) via vectors involving corrupt chunks (boo#1033150)

- CVE-2016-1516: Fixed a double free issue that allows attackers to

execute arbitrary code (boo#1033152).

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security advisory denial of service software update critical patch openSUSE opencv

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:

- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-455=1

Package List

- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (x86_64):

libopencv-qt56_3-3.1.0-5.1

libopencv-qt56_3-debuginfo-3.1.0-5.1

libopencv3_1-3.1.0-5.1

opencv-3.1.0-5.1

opencv-devel-3.1.0-5.1

opencv-doc-3.1.0-5.1

opencv-qt5-3.1.0-5.1

opencv-qt5-debuginfo-3.1.0-5.1

opencv-qt5-debugsource-3.1.0-5.1

opencv-qt5-devel-3.1.0-5.1

opencv-qt5-doc-3.1.0-5.1

python-opencv-3.1.0-5.1

python-opencv-qt5-3.1.0-5.1

python-opencv-qt5-debuginfo-3.1.0-5.1

python3-opencv-3.1.0-5.1

python3-opencv-qt5-3.1.0-5.1

python3-opencv-qt5-debuginfo-3.1.0-5.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1516.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1517.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1033150

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1033152

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:1271-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12

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