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SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 2024:2171-2 Important: Libarchive Heap Issue

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Calendar Grey July 12, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important security patch for libarchive resolves a heap overflow vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro.
* 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: * 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

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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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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:2171-2
Rating: important

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