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SUSE: 2021:1491-1 Moderate Security Update for p7zip NULL Pointer

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2021
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SUSE Security Bulletin: Addresses a notable vulnerability in p7zip under Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1492-1.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for p7zip fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-3465: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in NCompress:CCopyCoder:Code (bsc#1184699) 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 Basesystem 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-1491=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-1491=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): p7zip-16.02-14.5.1 p7zip-debugsource-16.02-14.5.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate NULL pointer SUSE p7zip SUSE Linux Enterprise

References

#1184699

Cross- CVE-2021-3465

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-3465 (SUSE): 4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3465.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184699

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1491-1
Rating: moderate

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security advisory moderate NULL pointer SUSE p7zip SUSE Linux Enterprise

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