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SUSE Linux 12-SP3: 2018:2040-1 Moderate: Python Denial Of Service
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July 23, 2018
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 Workstation Extension 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2018-1376=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-1376=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3:
Topics Covered
References
#1083507
Cross- CVE-2017-18207
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5
SUSE CaaS Platform ALL
OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18207.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083507
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2040-1
Rating: moderate
Topics Covered
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