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SUSE: 2020:3931-1 Moderate: Openexr Buffer Overflows Fixed

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Calendar Grey December 23, 2020
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SUSE Security Patch resolves multiple vulnerabilities in openexr, featuring risks such as memory corruption. Key update guidelines provided for implementation.
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for openexr fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2020-16587: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in chunkOffsetReconstruction in ImfMultiPartInputFile.cpp (bsc#1179879). - CVE-2020-16588: Fixed a null pointer deference in generatePreview (bsc#1179879). - CVE-2020-16589: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in writeTileData in ImfTiledOutputFile.cpp (bsc#1179879). 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-SP5-2020-3931=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5:

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow software update security fix moderate severity SUSE openexr

References

#1179879

Cross- CVE-2020-16587 CVE-2020-16588 CVE-2020-16589

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-2020-16587.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16588.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16589.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179879

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3931-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow software update security fix moderate severity SUSE openexr

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