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SUSE: 2024:3210-1 Moderate: libpcap NULL Pointer and Double Free

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Calendar Grey September 11, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
To mitigate risks in libpcap as per the SUSE advisory, strictly adhere to update guidelines, ensuring the latest secure version is installed.
* bsc#1230020 * bsc#1230034 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-7256

Summary

## This update for libpcap fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-8006: NULL pointer dereference in function pcap_findalldevs_ex(). (bsc#1230034) * CVE-2023-7256: double free via struct addrinfo in function sock_initaddress(). (bsc#1230020) ## 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-2024-3210=1 * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.5-2024-3210=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-3210=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-3210=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate NULL pointer double free libpcap openSUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise

References

* bsc#1230020

* bsc#1230034

Cross-

* CVE-2023-7256

* CVE-2024-8006

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-7256 ( SUSE ): 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-8006 ( SUSE ): 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* 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

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3210-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate NULL pointer double free libpcap openSUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise

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