SUSE: 2019:0581-1 Important: OVMF Buffer Overflow and Logic Error
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March 11, 2019
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2018-12180: Fixed a buffer overflow in BlockIo service, which could lead to memory read/write overrun (bsc#1127820). - CVE-2018-12178: Fixed an improper DNS check upon receiving a new DNS packet (bsc#1127821). - CVE-2018-3630: Fixed a logic error in FV parsing which could allow a local attacker to bypass the chain of trust checks (bsc#1127822). 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 Server 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-581=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:
Topics Covered
References
#1127820 #1127821 #1127822
Cross- CVE-2018-12178 CVE-2018-12180 CVE-2018-3630
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12178.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12180.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3630.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1127820
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1127821
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1127822
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:0581-1
Rating: important
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