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SUSE 12 SP5: 2024:3770-1 important: libgsf buffer overflow advisory

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Calendar Grey October 29, 2024
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Critical security patch for libgsf resolves various vulnerabilities affecting SUSE platforms. Ensure to implement the required updates.
* bsc#1014609 * bsc#1231282 * bsc#1231283 Cross-References:

Summary

## This update for libgsf fixes the following issues: * CVE-2016-9888: Fixed null pointer dereference with corrupted tar files (bsc#1014609) * CVE-2024-36474: Fixed out-of-bounds index when processing a directory via an integer overflow in the compound document binary file format parser (bsc#1231282) * CVE-2024-42415: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow when processing the sector allocation table via an integer overflow in the compound document binary file format parser (bsc#1231283) ## 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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS 12-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2024-3770=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow heap overflow integer overflow SUSE libgsf

References

* bsc#1014609

* bsc#1231282

* bsc#1231283

Cross-

* CVE-2016-9888

* CVE-2024-36474

* CVE-2024-42415

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2016-9888 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-36474 ( SUSE ): 7.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-36474 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-36474 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-36474 ( NVD ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-42415 ( SUSE ): 7.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-42415 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-42415 ( NVD ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3770-1
Release Date: 2024-10-29T12:55:17Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow heap overflow integer overflow SUSE libgsf

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