openSUSE Leap 15.2: 2020:1771-1 Important: Lout Buffer Overflows
opensuse
October 29, 2020
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description
This update for lout fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-19918: Fixed buffer overflow in srcnext() (boo#1159713).
- CVE-2019-19917: Fixed buffer overflow in StringQuotedWord()
(boo#1159714).
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 15.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1771=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):
lout-3.40-lp152.3.3.1
lout-debuginfo-3.40-lp152.3.3.1
lout-debugsource-3.40-lp152.3.3.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19917.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19918.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1159713
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1159714
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1771-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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