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SUSE 12-SP2: SUSE-SU-2022:15738-1 Low: htmldoc Memory Leak Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey December 23, 2021
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SUSE has released a Security Update addressing vulnerabilities in htmldoc, featuring a minor severity buffer overflow flaw cataloged as CVE-2021-40985.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for htmldoc fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-40985: Fixed a buffer overflow that may have let to a DoS via a crafted BMP image (bsc#1192357). 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: - Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch slesmtsp3-htmldoc-14869=1 Package List: - Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64): htmldoc-1.8.27-170.4.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory doS low severity suse enterprise htmldoc

References

#1192357

Cross- CVE-2021-40985

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-40985 (SUSE): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-40985.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1192357

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:14869-1
Rating: low

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security advisory doS low severity suse enterprise htmldoc

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