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SUSE: 2018:4193-1 Moderate: Libnettle Leaky Data Conversion Threat

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Calendar Grey December 19, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE has rolled out a security patch to fix the libnettle flaw identified as CVE-2018-16869, which holds a moderate severity rating.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for libnettle fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2018-16869: Fixed a leaky data conversion exposing a manager oracle (bsc#1118086) 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 Open Buildservice Development Tools 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-2018-2986=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2018-2986=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2986=1 Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update SUSE libnettle leaky conversion oracle exposure

References

#1118086

Cross- CVE-2018-16869

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16869.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1118086

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:4193-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update SUSE libnettle leaky conversion oracle exposure

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