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openSUSE Security Update: 2021:1589-1 Addresses libusb Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey May 30, 2019
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
openSUSE Security Bulletin addresses a vulnerability in libu2f-host related to a buffer overflow; essential update guidance provided.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for libu2f-host fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

- CVE-2018-20340: Fixed an unchecked buffer, which could allow a buffer

overflow with a custom made malicious USB device (bsc#1124781).

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 15.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-1475=1

- openSUSE Leap 15.0:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-1475=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):

libu2f-host-debuginfo-1.1.6-lp151.2.3.1

libu2f-host-debugsource-1.1.6-lp151.2.3.1

libu2f-host-devel-1.1.6-lp151.2.3.1

libu2f-host-doc-1.1.6-lp151.2.3.1

libu2f-host0-1.1.6-lp151.2.3.1

libu2f-host0-debuginfo-1.1.6-lp151.2.3.1

u2f-host-1.1.6-lp151.2.3.1

u2f-host-debuginfo-1.1.6-lp151.2.3.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (x86_64):

libu2f-host-debuginfo-1.1.6-lp150.7.1

libu2f-host-debugsource-1.1.6-lp150.7.1

libu2f-host-devel-1.1.6-lp150.7.1

libu2f-host-doc-1.1.6-lp150.7.1

libu2f-host0-1.1.6-lp150.7.1

libu2f-host0-debuginfo-1.1.6-lp150.7.1

u2f-host-1.1.6-lp150.7.1

u2f-host-debuginfo-1.1.6-lp150.7.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20340.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1124781

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2019:1475-1
Rating: low
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.1 openSUSE Leap 15.0

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