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SUSE: 2021:1655-1 Important: Addressing Buffer Overflow in Fribidi

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Calendar Grey May 19, 2021
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SUSE has released a critical update concerning fribidi that solves a buffer overflow vulnerability. Ensure to implement the updates immediately.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for fribidi fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2019-18397: Avoid buffer overflow. (bsc#1156260) 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 MicroOS 5.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-1655=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2021-1655=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-1655=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3:

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References

#1156260

Cross- CVE-2019-18397

CVSS scores:

CVE-2019-18397 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2019-18397 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE MicroOS 5.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18397.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1156260

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1655-1
Rating: important

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