SUSE: 2024:2171-2 important: libarchive Security Advisory Updates
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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-2171=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.15.1 * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.15.1 * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.15.1
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:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-20696.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225971
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