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SUSE: 2023:4597-1 critical update for gstreamer buffer vulnerability

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Calendar Grey November 28, 2023
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Crucial update issued for SUSE's gstreamer-plugins-ugly addressing major security flaws. Find out more information!
* bsc#1215793 * bsc#1215796 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-40474

Summary

## This update for gstreamer-plugins-bad fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-40474: Fixed integer overflow causing out of bounds writes when handling invalid uncompressed video (bsc#1215796). * CVE-2023-40476: Fixed possible overflow using max_sub_layers_minus1 (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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2023-4597=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4597=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4597=1

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References

* bsc#1215793

* bsc#1215796

Cross-

* CVE-2023-40474

* CVE-2023-40476

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

* CVE-2023-40476 ( SUSE ): 8.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

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

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40476.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215793

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215796

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4597-1
Rating: important

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