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SUSE: 2020:1923-1 Critical Advisory for php Remote Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey June 22, 2018
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A patch for Python addresses a denial of service vulnerability that has been classified as moderate in severity. Detailed installation guidelines are provided.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for python fixes the following issues: The following security vulnerabilities were addressed: - Add a check to Lib/wave.py that verifies that at least one channel is provided. Prior to this, attackers could cause a denial of service via a crafted wav format audio file. [bsc#1083507, CVE-2017-18207] 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-python-13672=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-python-13672=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-python-13672=1 Package List:

References

#1083507

Cross- CVE-2017-18207

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18207.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083507

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1786-1
Rating: moderate

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