SUSE: 2018:1494-1 Important: ocaml Denial Of Service Issue
suse
June 4, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for ocaml fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-9838: The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in the standard library had an integer overflow which, in situations where marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted object. [bsc#1088591] 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ocaml-13638=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ocaml-13638=1 Package List:
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References
#1088591
Cross- CVE-2018-9838
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9838.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088591
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1494-1
Rating: important
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