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SUSE: 2021:2164-1 Moderate Security Update for Zziplib Loop Issue

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Calendar Grey June 25, 2021
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Notice regarding zziplib: A moderate severity loop vulnerability has been identified on SUSE Enterprise systems. Immediate corrective actions are required to mitigate risks.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for zziplib fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-18442: Fixed infinite loop in zzip_file_read() as used in unzzip_cat_file() (bsc#1187526). 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 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2021-2164=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-2164=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5 (x86_64): libzzip-0-13-0.13.67-10.33.1 libzzip-0-13-debuginfo-0.13.67-10.33.1 zziplib-debugsource-0.13.67-10.33.1

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Topics Covered

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References

#1187526

Cross- CVE-2020-18442

CVSS scores:

CVE-2020-18442 (NVD) : 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2020-18442 (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 Workstation Extension 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-18442.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1187526

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2164-1
Rating: moderate

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