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openSUSE: 2021:0774-2 Critical: Libpng Buffer Overflow Advisory

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Calendar Grey May 23, 2021
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
The recent security patch from openSUSE addresses a critical stack overflow issue in Libass. Users are advised to follow the outlined installation steps to ensure their systems are secure.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for libass fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-24994: Fixed a stack overflow in the parse_tag (bsc#1184153).

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 15.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-773=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

libass-debugsource-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1

libass-devel-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1

libass9-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1

libass9-debuginfo-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

libass9-32bit-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1

libass9-32bit-debuginfo-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24994.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184153

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0773-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2 .

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