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SUSE: 2024:0435-1 Moderate Advisory: Netpbm Out-of-Bounds Correction

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Calendar Grey February 8, 2024
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Uncover the most recent security patch for netpbm, highlighting the severity levels and guidance for remediation on SUSE Linux platforms.
* bsc#1022790 * bsc#1022791 Cross-References: * CVE-2017-5849

Summary

## This update for netpbm fixes the following issues: * CVE-2017-5849: Fixed out-of-bound read and write issue that can occur in function putgreytile() and put1bitbwtile() (bsc#1022790, bsc#1022791). ## 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 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-435=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-435=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP5-2024-435=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * netpbm-10.80.1-150000.3.14.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update vulnerability SUSE netpbm out-of-bounds

References

* bsc#1022790

* bsc#1022791

Cross-

* CVE-2017-5849

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2017-5849 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2017-5849 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be

installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5849.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1022790

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1022791

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0435-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update vulnerability SUSE netpbm out-of-bounds

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