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SUSE: 2022:1148-1 Important Update: libexif Buffer Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey April 11, 2022
Dist Suse Esm H88
Significant revision for libexif addresses several concerns such as denial of service attacks and hazards related to buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for libexif fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-0181: Fixed an integer overflow that could lead to denial of service (bsc#1172802). - CVE-2020-0198: Fixed and unsigned integer overflow that could lead to denial of service (bsc#1172768). - CVE-2020-0452: Fixed a buffer overflow check that could be optimized away by the compiler (bsc#1178479). 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: - openSUSE Leap 15.4: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2022-1148=1 - openSUSE Leap 15.3: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2022-1148=1 - SUSE Manager Server 4.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.1-2022-1148=1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow software update SUSE libexif

References

#1172768 #1172802 #1178479

Cross- CVE-2020-0181 CVE-2020-0198 CVE-2020-0452

CVSS scores:

CVE-2020-0181 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2020-0181 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE-2020-0198 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2020-0198 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE-2020-0452 (NVD) : 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2020-0452 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

SUSE Enterprise Storage 6

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1148-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow software update SUSE libexif

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