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SUSE: 2020:2968-1 Low: Taglib Information Disclosure Risk

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Calendar Grey October 20, 2020
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SUSE Security Patch for TagLib resolves potential information leakage issue marked as low severity.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for taglib fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-11439: The TagLib::Ogg::FLAC::File::scan function allowed remote attackers to cause information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted audio file (bsc#1096180). 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 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2020-2968=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-2968=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-2968=1 Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote attack low severity information disclosure SUSE taglib

References

#1096180

Cross- CVE-2018-11439

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11439.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1096180

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2968-1
Rating: low

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory remote attack low severity information disclosure SUSE taglib

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