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SUSE: 2021:4625-1 Important: Openexr Memory Corruption Remedies

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Calendar Grey December 24, 2020
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SUSE Security Patch tackling several vulnerabilities in openexr, enhancing overall system defenses and mitigating potential risks.
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 Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2020-3934=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow patch SUSE Linux application openexr

References

#1179879

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

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3934-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow patch SUSE Linux application openexr

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