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SUSE: 2024:1622-1 Important: Giflib DoS and Buffer Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey May 13, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
Key announcement regarding giflib tackles vital security vulnerabilities within SUSE offerings, aimed at bolstering system protection and reliability.
* bsc#1094832 * bsc#1200551 Cross-References: * CVE-2018-11490

Summary

## This update for giflib fixes the following issues: * CVE-2018-11490: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in DGifDecompressLine() (bsc#1094832) * CVE-2021-40633: Fixed a denial of service from excessive memory (bsc#1200551) ## 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-SP5-2024-1622=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-1622=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-1622=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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security advisory denial of service buffer overflow software update important SUSE giflib

References

* bsc#1094832

* bsc#1200551

Cross-

* CVE-2018-11490

* CVE-2021-40633

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2018-11490 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2018-11490 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2018-11490 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2018-11490 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2021-40633 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2021-40633 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:1622-1
Rating: important

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