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openSUSE Leap 15.x: SUSE-SU-2023:4463-1 Moderate: libnbd Assertion Issue

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Calendar Grey November 16, 2023
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Recent security advisory for libnbd provides updates on assertion vulnerabilities affecting various openSUSE releases, specifics included.
This update for libnbd fixes the following issues: CVE-2023-5871: Fixed an assertion problem in ext-mode BLOCK_STATUS (bsc#1216769).

Description

This update for libnbd fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2023-5871: Fixed an assertion problem in ext-mode BLOCK_STATUS

(bsc#1216769).

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update moderate severity threat fix openSUSE assertion issue libnbd

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4463=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4463=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4463=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* libnbd-devel-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* libnbd-debuginfo-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* libnbd-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* libnbd0-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* libnbd0-debuginfo-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* nbdfuse-debuginfo-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* libnbd-debugsource-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* nbdfuse-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)

* libnbd-bash-completion-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* libnbd-devel-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* python3-libnbd-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* python3-libnbd-debuginfo-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* libnbd-debuginfo-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* libnbd-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* libnbd0-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* libnbd0-debuginfo-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* nbdfuse-debuginfo-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* libnbd-debugsource-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* nbdfuse-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* libnbd-bash-completion-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libnbd-devel-1.18.1-150300.8.18.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1216769

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5871.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216769

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4463-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update moderate severity threat fix openSUSE assertion issue libnbd

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