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SUSE: 2024:2171-1 Important: Libarchive Heap Overflow Security Fix

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Calendar Grey June 24, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
The recent libarchive update resolves a significant heap overflow vulnerability, delivering crucial patches for several SUSE distributions.
* bsc#1225971 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-20696

Summary

## This update for libarchive fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-20696: Fixed heap based out-of-bounds write (bsc#1225971). ## 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-2024-2171=1 * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2024-2171=1 * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.4-2024-2171=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-2171=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-2171=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-2171=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory important heap overflow libarchive openSUSE SUSE Enterprise SUSE Micro

References

* bsc#1225971

Cross-

* CVE-2024-20696

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-20696 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

* Development Tools Module 15-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4

* 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 Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:2171-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory important heap overflow libarchive openSUSE SUSE Enterprise SUSE Micro

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