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SUSE: 2024:0517-1 Moderate Security Flaw in libaom Heap Overflow

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Calendar Grey February 15, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
This software enhancement for libaom tackles a memory corruption vulnerability classified as moderate, accompanied by comprehensive guidance for patching.
* bsc#1218429 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-6879

Summary

## This update for libaom fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-6879: Fixed a heap buffer overflow when increasing the video frame resolution (bsc#1218429). ## 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 Real Time 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-RT-15-SP4-2024-517=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-517=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-517=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-517=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 (x86_64) * libaom3-3.2.0-150400.3.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity heap overflow SUSE patch instructions affected products libaom

References

* bsc#1218429

Cross-

* CVE-2023-6879

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-6879 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2023-6879 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4

* 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 can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6879.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218429

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0517-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity heap overflow SUSE patch instructions affected products libaom

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