openSUSE Security Update: Security update for bouncycastle
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2018:2131-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1072697 #1100694 
Cross-References:   CVE-2017-13098 CVE-2018-1000613
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 15.0
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for bouncycastle fixes the following issues:

   Security issues fixed:

   - CVE-2018-1000613: Fix use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select
     Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') (boo#1100694).
   - CVE-2017-13098: Fix against Bleichenbacher oracle when not using the
     lightweight APIs (boo#1072697).


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 15.0:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-776=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 15.0 (noarch):

      bouncycastle-1.60-lp150.2.3.1
      bouncycastle-javadoc-1.60-lp150.2.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13098.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000613.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1072697
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1100694

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openSUSE: 2018:2131-1: moderate: bouncycastle

July 28, 2018
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description

This update for bouncycastle fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2018-1000613: Fix use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') (boo#1100694). - CVE-2017-13098: Fix against Bleichenbacher oracle when not using the lightweight APIs (boo#1072697).

 

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 15.0: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-776=1


Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (noarch): bouncycastle-1.60-lp150.2.3.1 bouncycastle-javadoc-1.60-lp150.2.3.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13098.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000613.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1072697 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1100694--


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:2131-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.0

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