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SUSE: 2021:3301-1 Moderate: Fix for libcryptopp DoS Vulnerability
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October 6, 2021
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for libcryptopp fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-9939: Fixed potential DoS in Crypto++ (libcryptopp) ASN.1 parser (bsc#1015243). 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-SP3-2021-3301=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-3301=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): libcryptopp-debugsource-5.6.5-1.6.1 libcryptopp-devel-5.6.5-1.6.1 libcryptopp5_6_5-5.6.5-1.6.1
Topics Covered
References
#1015243
Cross- CVE-2016-9939
CVSS scores:
CVE-2016-9939 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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-2016-9939.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1015243
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3301-1
Rating: moderate
Topics Covered
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