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SUSE: 2018:2630-1 Moderate: Apache-Pdfbox Infinite Loop Fix

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Calendar Grey September 6, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch addresses a significant vulnerability in apache-pdfbox that may trigger a continuous loop resulting in a memory exhaustion issue.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for apache-pdfbox fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-8036: Fix infinite loop while parsing files that leads to an out of memory issue (bsc#1099721). 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 Module for Development Tools 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2018-1842=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 (noarch): apache-pdfbox-1.8.12-5.3.13

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Topics Covered

security advisory suse enterprise infinite loop out of memory apache-pdfbox

References

#1099721

Cross- CVE-2018-8036

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8036.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099721

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2630-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory suse enterprise infinite loop out of memory apache-pdfbox

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