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SUSE: 2024:0423-1 Important: Libavif Use After Free Critical Threat

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Calendar Grey February 8, 2024
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Patch addresses significant vulnerabilities impacting various SUSE releases regarding libavif, reinforcing system integrity and safety.
* bsc#1218303 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-6704

Summary

## This update for libavif fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-6704: Fixed use after free by not storing colorproperties until alpha item is found (bsc#1218303). ## 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-2024-423=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-423=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-423=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2024-423=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

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security advisory critical software patch important SUSE use after free libavif

References

* bsc#1218303

Cross-

* CVE-2023-6704

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-6704 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-6704 ( NVD ): 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-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0423-1
Rating: important

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security advisory critical software patch important SUSE use after free libavif

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