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SUSE: 2017:1744-1 Important Update: Python-PyCrypto Heap Overflow

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Calendar Grey June 30, 2017
Dist Suse Esm H88
The recent python-pycryptodome upgrade addresses a critical buffer overflow vulnerability, enhancing overall security as well as performance. Make sure to upgrade promptly.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for python-pycrypto fixes the following issues: - CVE-2013-7459: Fixed a potential heap buffer overflow in ALGnew (bsc#1017420). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-CLIENT-TOOLS: zypper in -t patch slesctsp4-python-pycrypto-13187=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS: zypper in -t patch slesctsp3-python-pycrypto-13187=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-CLIENT-TOOLS (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): python-pycrypto-2.6.1-5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): python-pycrypto-2.6.1-5.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory important heap overflow suse python-pycrypto

References

#1017420

Cross- CVE-2013-7459

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-CLIENT-TOOLS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7459.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1017420

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1744-1
Rating: important

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