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openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3: 2023-0043-1 Moderate: pkgconf String Issue

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Calendar Grey February 9, 2023
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
The recent update for pkgconf on openSUSE addresses a notable vulnerability in string manipulation. Ensure your system remains safe by applying this crucial patch.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for pkgconf fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2023-24056: FIxed variable duplication can cause unbounded string

expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c (boo#1207394).

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-2023-43=1

Package List

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

libpkgconf-devel-1.5.3-bp153.2.3.1

libpkgconf3-1.5.3-bp153.2.3.1

pkgconf-1.5.3-bp153.2.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-24056.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1207394

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2023:0043-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 .

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