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SUSE Security Update 2023:5612-1 Important OpenSSL Vulnerability Fix

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Calendar Grey December 6, 2022
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SUSE has released a security patch for LibVNCServer addressing a crucial memory leak issue, classified as moderate severity, complete with comprehensive installation guidelines.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has three fixes is now available

Summary

This update for LibVNCServer fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-29260: Fixed memory leakage via rfbClientCleanup() (bsc#1203106). 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 Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2022-4330=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-4330=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): LibVNCServer-debugsource-0.9.9-17.41.1 LibVNCServer-devel-0.9.9-17.41.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update memory leak fix SUSE LibVNCServer

References

#1170916 #1203106 #1204127 #1204129

Cross- CVE-2020-29260

CVSS scores:

CVE-2020-29260 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2020-29260 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29260.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1170916

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1203106

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1204127

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1204129

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:4330-1
Rating: moderate

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security advisory moderate software update memory leak fix SUSE LibVNCServer

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