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openSUSE Leap 42.3: 2018:4252-1 Moderate: Tcpdump Buffer Over-Read

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Calendar Grey December 22, 2018
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
The recent update resolves a security flaw in openSUSE's tcpdump: Announcement ID openSUSE-SU-2018:4252-1 reveals patch details and fixes for enhanced network security
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for tcpdump fixes the following security issue:

- CVE-2018-19519: Fixed a stack-based buffer over-read in the print_prefix

function (bsc#1117267)

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate tcpdump buffer over-read openSUSE

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-2018-1589=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64):

tcpdump-4.9.2-12.1

tcpdump-debuginfo-4.9.2-12.1

tcpdump-debugsource-4.9.2-12.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19519.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1117267

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:4252-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3

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