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SUSE: 2022:1168-1 Important: Denial of Service Fix for libexif

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Calendar Grey April 12, 2022
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important security patch for SUSE addressing vulnerabilities in libexif. Detailed update guidelines included.
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: - SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2022-1168=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2022-1168=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9:

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow 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:

HPE Helion Openstack 8

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:1168-1
Rating: important

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security advisory denial of service buffer overflow SUSE libexif

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