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SUSE: 2020:3883-1 Moderate: OVMF Null Dereference Issue

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Calendar Grey December 18, 2020
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SUSE Security Patch for ovmf addressing a moderate null dereference vulnerability; installation necessitates conventional procedures.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues: - CVE-2019-14584: Fixed a null dereference in AuthenticodeVerify() (bsc#1177789). 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 Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3883=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64): ovmf-2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.32.1 ovmf-tools-2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.32.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (noarch): qemu-ovmf-x86_64-2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.32.1 qemu-uefi-aarch64-2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.32.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue SUSE Linux Enterprise null dereference ovmf

References

#1177789

Cross- CVE-2019-14584

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14584.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177789

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3883-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue SUSE Linux Enterprise null dereference ovmf

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