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SUSE: 2021:3236-1 Moderate: gd Out-Of-Bounds Read Threat

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Calendar Grey September 27, 2021
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SUSE has released a security update addressing a medium severity vulnerability, including comprehensive patch guidelines and the list of impacted software.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for gd fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-40812: Fixed out-of-bounds read caused by the lack of certain gdGetBuf and gdPutBuf return value checks (bsc#1190400). 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 Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP3-2021-3236=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP2-2021-3236=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3:

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security advisory moderate package update SUSE Linux gd issue

References

#1190400

Cross- CVE-2021-40812

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-40812 (SUSE): 4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2

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-2021-40812.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1190400

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3236-1
Rating: moderate

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