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SUSE: 2023:4420-1 Critical: gstreamer Remote Code Execution Issue

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Calendar Grey November 3, 2023
Dist Suse Esm H88
This critical notice pertains to a vulnerability linked to arbitrary code execution within gstreamer-plugins-bad for SUSE platforms.
* bsc#1215793 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-40474

Summary

## This update for gstreamer-plugins-bad fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-40474: Fixed a remote code execution issue due to improper parsing of H265 encoded video files (bsc#1215793). ## 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4360=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-4360=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP4-2023-4360=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP4-2023-4360=1 ## Package List:

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References

* bsc#1215793

Cross-

* CVE-2023-40474

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-40474 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

* SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3

* SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3

* SUSE Manager Server 4.3

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40474.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4360-1
Rating: important

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