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openSUSE: 2022:0142-1 Moderate: Libxls NULL Pointer Dereference

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Calendar Grey May 21, 2022
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Crucial openSUSE Security Patch for libxls tackling a medium risk vulnerability. Update classified as moderate.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for libxls fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-27836: Fixed possible NULL pointer dereference via crafted XLS

(boo#1192323)

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update moderate severity NULL pointer openSUSE libxls backports update

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 Backports SLE-15-SP3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2022-142=1

Package List

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

libxls-devel-1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1

libxls-tools-1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1

libxlsreader8-1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27836.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1192323

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2022:0142-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 .

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update moderate severity NULL pointer openSUSE libxls backports update

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