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SUSE Linux Enterprise: 2019:0855-1 Moderate: netpbm Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey April 3, 2019
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE has released a security update to resolve a netpbm vulnerability classified with moderate priority. Further information about the patch can be found within.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for netpbm fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-8975: The pm_mallocarray2 function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted image file (bsc#1086777). 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 Desktop Applications 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2019-855=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-855=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

References

#1086777

Cross- CVE-2018-8975

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8975.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1086777

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:0855-1
Rating: moderate

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