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openSUSE: 2023:0036-1 Important: ovmf Insufficient Input Validation

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Calendar Grey January 6, 2023
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SUSE Security Patch for ovmf (SUSE-SU-2023:0036-2) addresses a significant vulnerability. Complete setup guidelines are included.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2019-11098: Fixed insufficient input validation in MdeModulePkg

(bsc#1188371).

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Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Micro 5.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.2-2023-36=1

- SUSE Manager Server 4.2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.2-2023-36=1

- SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.2-2023-36=1

- SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.2-2023-36=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2023-36=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP3-LTSS:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-36=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension 15-SP3:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-RT-15-SP3-2023-36=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2023-36=1

-...

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Package List

- openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 (noarch):

qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202008-150300.10.17.1

qemu-uefi-aarch64-202008-150300.10.17.1

- SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (noarch):

qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202008-150300.10.17.1

- SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (x86_64):

ovmf-202008-150300.10.17.1

ovmf-tools-202008-150300.10.17.1

- SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 (x86_64):

ovmf-202008-150300.10.17.1

ovmf-tools-202008-150300.10.17.1

- SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 (noarch):

qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202008-150300.10.17.1

- SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 (noarch):

qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202008-150300.10.17.1

- SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 (x86_64):

ovmf-202008-150300.10.17.1

ovmf-tools-202008-150300.10.17.1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3 (x86_64):

ovmf-202008-150300.10.17.1

ovmf-tools-202008-150300.10.17.1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3 (noarch):

qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202008-150300.10.17.1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP3-LTSS (aarch64 x86_64):

ovmf-202008-150300.10.17.1

ovmf-tools-202008-150300.10.17.1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server...

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References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11098.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1188371

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:0036-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP3-ESPOS SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP3-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP3-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 SUSE Manager Server 4.2 openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2

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security advisory critical important suse patch instruction insufficient input ovmf

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