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SUSE MicroOS 5.1: 2021:3529-1 Moderate: Pcre Integer Overflow

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Calendar Grey October 27, 2021
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The recent pcre update addresses two critical vulnerabilities, namely an integer overflow and buffer over-read, impacting SUSE MicroOS as well as Enterprise modules.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for pcre fixes the following issues: Update pcre to version 8.45: - CVE-2020-14155: Fixed integer overflow via a large number after a '(?C' substring (bsc#1172974). - CVE-2019-20838: Fixed buffer over-read in JIT compiler (bsc#1172973) 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 5.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2021-3529=1 - SUSE MicroOS 5.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-3529=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-3529=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2:

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References

#1172973 #1172974

Cross- CVE-2019-20838 CVE-2020-14155

CVSS scores:

CVE-2019-20838 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2019-20838 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2020-14155 (NVD) : 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE-2020-14155 (SUSE): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE MicroOS 5.1

SUSE MicroOS 5.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20838.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14155.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172973

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172974

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3529-1
Rating: moderate

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