SUSE: 2020:1198-1 Important: Memory Consumption Risk in WebKit2Gtk3
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May 6, 2020
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for webkit2gtk3 fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2020-3899: Fixed a memory consumption issue that could have led to remote code execution (bsc#1170643). Non-security issues fixed: - Update to version 2.28.2 (bsc#1170643): + Fix excessive CPU usage due to GdkFrameClock not being stopped. + Fix UI process crash when EGL_WL_bind_wayland_display extension is not available. + Fix position of select popup menus in X11. + Fix playing of Youtube 'live stream'/H264 URLs. + Fix a crash under X11 when cairo uses xcb. + Fix several crashes and rendering issues. 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:
References
#1170643
Cross- CVE-2020-3899
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-3899.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1170643
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1198-1
Rating: important
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