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SUSE: 2024:3355-1 moderate: libpcap NULL Pointer & Double Free

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Calendar Grey September 20, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update addressing multiple issues in libpcap that includes a NULL pointer dereference and double free vulnerabilities.
* 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-3355=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-3355=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-3355=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update NULL pointer SUSE double free libpcap

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-2023-7256 ( NVD ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2023-7256 ( NVD ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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

* CVE-2024-8006 ( NVD ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-8006 ( NVD ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3355-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update NULL pointer SUSE double free libpcap

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