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SUSE: 2020:2604-1 Low: GIMP Heap Buffer Overflow Threat

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Calendar Grey September 10, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
A new patch for gimp has been released to address a critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability, along with guidelines for how to apply the update.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for gimp fixes the following issue: - CVE-2017-17789: Fix heap buffer overflow in PSP importer (bsc#1073627). 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 Workstation Extension 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP1-2020-2604=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP1 (noarch): gimp-lang-2.8.22-5.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP1 (x86_64): gimp-2.8.22-5.3.1 gimp-debuginfo-2.8.22-5.3.1 gimp-debugsource-2.8.22-5.3.1 gimp-devel-2.8.22-5.3.1 gimp-devel-debuginfo-2.8.22-5.3.1 gimp-plugins-python-2.8.22-5.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update heap overflow patch management low severity SUSE gimp

References

#1073627

Cross- CVE-2017-17789

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17789.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073627

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2604-1
Rating: low

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update heap overflow patch management low severity SUSE gimp

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