openSUSE Security Update: Security update for nodejs6
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2018:1962-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1091764 #1097375 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-7167
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 42.3
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for nodejs6 to version 6.14.3 fixes the following issues:

   The following security vulnerability was addressed:

   - Fixed a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Buffer.fill(), which
     could hang when being called (CVE-2018-7167, bsc#1097375).

   The following other changes were made:

   - Use absolute paths in executable shebang lines
   - Fixed building with ICU61.1 (bsc#1091764)

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


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-2018-723=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):

      nodejs6-6.14.3-12.1
      nodejs6-debuginfo-6.14.3-12.1
      nodejs6-debugsource-6.14.3-12.1
      nodejs6-devel-6.14.3-12.1
      npm6-6.14.3-12.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch):

      nodejs6-docs-6.14.3-12.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7167.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1091764
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1097375

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