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SUSE: 2022:3782-1 Important: Libmad Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey October 26, 2022
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE has released a critical security update for libmad to tackle significant vulnerabilities related to heap overflows and buffer overflow exploits. Ensure your systems are protected!
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for libmad fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-8373: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in mad_layer_III (bsc#1036968). - CVE-2017-8372: Fixed assertion failure in layer3.c (bsc#1036969). 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-15.4-2022-3782=1 - openSUSE Leap 15.3: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2022-3782=1 - SUSE Manager Server 4.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.1-2022-3782=1 - SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.1-2022-3782=1

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security advisory buffer overflow important SUSE heap-based libmad

References

#1036968 #1036969

Cross- CVE-2017-8372 CVE-2017-8373

CVSS scores:

CVE-2017-8372 (NVD) : 4.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2017-8372 (SUSE): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE-2017-8373 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2017-8373 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computi...

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:3782-1
Rating: important

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security advisory buffer overflow important SUSE heap-based libmad

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