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openSUSE Leap 15.0: 2018:2645-1 Moderate: Apache-PDFBox Memory Threat

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Calendar Grey September 7, 2018
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Get the current openSUSE security patch for apache-pdfbox that resolves a critical infinite loop memory vulnerability. Take action now!
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for apache-pdfbox fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

- CVE-2018-8036: Fix infinite loop while parsing files that leads to an

out of memory issue (bsc#1099721).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15: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 15.0:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-975=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (noarch):

apache-pdfbox-1.8.12-lp150.4.3.1

apache-pdfbox-javadoc-1.8.12-lp150.4.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8036.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099721

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:2645-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.0

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