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SUSE: 2023:4065-1 Important: OpenSC Buffer Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey October 12, 2023
Dist Suse Esm H88
Vital SUSE patch for OpenSC addresses buffer overflow vulnerabilities and concerns related to memory safety. Make certain your system is up to date.
* #1191957 * #1215761 Cross-References: * CVE-2021-42782

Summary

## This update for opensc fixes the following issues: * CVE-2021-42782: Fixed several stack buffer overflows (bsc#1191957). * CVE-2023-40661: Fixed several memory safety issues that could happen during the card enrollment process using pkcs15-init (bsc#1215761). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4065=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4065=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4065=1 ## Package List:

References

* #1191957

* #1215761

Cross-

* CVE-2021-42782

* CVE-2023-40661

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2021-42782 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2021-42782 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2023-40661 ( SUSE ): 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-42782.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40661.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1191957

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215761

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4065-1
Rating: important

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