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SUSE: 2020:3940-1 Important: GIMP Out-Of-Bounds Read Issue

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Calendar Grey December 28, 2020
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SUSE has released a Security Update for GIMP to tackle an out-of-bounds access problem along with a non-security fix in the application.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for gimp fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2017-17787: Fixed an out-of-bounds read in the PSP importer (bsc#1073628). Non-security issue fixed: - Fixed a software crash while importing a _PostScript_ file (bsc#1178726). 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 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP1-2020-3940=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP1 (noarch): gimp-lang-2.8.22-5.8.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP1 (x86_64): gimp-2.8.22-5.8.1 gimp-debuginfo-2.8.22-5.8.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory patch important GIMP SUSE out-of-bounds read software crash

References

#1073628 #1178726

Cross- CVE-2017-17787

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17787.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073628

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178726

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3940-1
Rating: important

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security advisory patch important GIMP SUSE out-of-bounds read software crash

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