openSUSE Leap 15.2: Security Update For libxls - NULL Pointer Issue
opensuse
May 30, 2021
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Description
This update for libxls fixes the following issues:
libxsl was updated to release 1.6.2:
* Fix NULL pointer dereferences in the xls2csv tool [boo#1179532]
[CVE-2020-27819]
Update to release 1.6.1
* Enabled decoding of non-Unicode character sets in older (BIFF5) XLS
files.
* Improved string conversion performance in newer files.
update to 1.5.3:
* Allow truncated XLS files
* Fix long-standing "extra column" bug #73
* Support for RSTRING records (rich-text cells in older BIFF5 files)
tidyverse/readxl#611
Topics Covered
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-2021-812=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):
libxls-debuginfo-1.6.2-lp152.2.3.1
libxls-debugsource-1.6.2-lp152.2.3.1
libxls-devel-1.6.2-lp152.2.3.1
libxls-tools-1.6.2-lp152.2.3.1
libxls-tools-debuginfo-1.6.2-lp152.2.3.1
libxlsreader8-1.6.2-lp152.2.3.1
libxlsreader8-debuginfo-1.6.2-lp152.2.3.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27819.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179532
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0812-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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Topics Covered
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