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openSUSE Leap 15.2 Security Update 2021:0918-1 Critical OVMF Buffer Issue

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Calendar Grey June 25, 2021
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
openSUSE has released a security patch for ovmf addressing critical vulnerabilities, notably a buffer overflow flaw. Further information provided.
An update that contains security fixes can now be installed

Description

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

- Fixed a possible buffer overflow in IScsiDxe (bsc#1186151)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update update project.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update buffer overflow security fix openSUSE ovmf

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-2021-918=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

ovmf-201911-lp152.6.17.1

ovmf-tools-201911-lp152.6.17.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug-201911-lp152.6.17.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (noarch):

qemu-ovmf-ia32-201911-lp152.6.17.1

qemu-ovmf-x86_64-201911-lp152.6.17.1

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186151

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0918-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2 .

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