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SUSE Linux 11-SP4: SUSE-SU-2019:13994-1 Low: liblouis Out Of Bounds

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Calendar Grey March 29, 2019
Dist Suse Esm H88
An update addresses the potential risk posed by remote attackers in SUSE liblouis, classified as low severity. It is advisable to install this patch without delay for enhanced security.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for liblouis and python-louis fixes the following issue: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-17294: Fixed an out of bounds read in matchCurrentInput function which could allow a remote attacker to cause Denail of Service (bsc#1109319). 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 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-liblouis-13994=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-liblouis-13994=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): liblouis-1.7.0-1.3.16.1 liblouis0-1.7.0-1.3.16.1 python-louis-1.7.0-1.3.16.1

References

#1109319

Cross- CVE-2018-17294

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17294.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1109319

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:13994-1
Rating: low

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