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SUSE: 2020:3358-1 Moderate: Tcpdump Buffer Allocation Issue

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Calendar Grey November 17, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for tcpdump resolves a moderate buffer overflow vulnerability related to CVE-2020-8037 across various SUSE versions.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for tcpdump fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-8037: Fixed an issue where PPP decapsulator did not allocate the right buffer size (bsc#1178466). 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 Module for Basesystem 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-3358=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-3358=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): tcpdump-4.9.2-3.12.1 tcpdump-debuginfo-4.9.2-3.12.1 tcpdump-debugsource-4.9.2-3.12.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate tcpdump buffer issue SUSE Linux Enterprise

References

#1178466

Cross- CVE-2020-8037

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8037.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178466

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3358-1
Rating: moderate

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