SUSE: 2019:14233-1 Moderate: bsdtar Denial of Service Fix
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November 27, 2019
An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for bsdtar fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-8915: Fixed an invalid read which could have allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bsc#985601). - CVE-2015-8925: Fixed an invalid read which could have allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bsc#985706). - CVE-2017-14503: Fixed an out of bounds read within lha_read_data_none() in archive_read_support_format_lha.c (bsc#1059139). - CVE-2016-8687: Fixed a buffer overflow when printing a filename (bsc#1005070). 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 Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-bsdtar-14233=1 Package List:
References
#1005070 #1059139 #985601 #985706
Cross- CVE-2015-8915 CVE-2015-8925 CVE-2016-8687
CVE-2017-14503
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8915.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8925.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8687.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14503.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1005070
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1059139
https://bugzilla.suse.com/985601
https://bugzilla.suse.com/985706
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:14233-1
Rating: moderate
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