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SUSE: 2025:01639-1 important: libwebp memory management issue

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Calendar Grey May 21, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
The libjpeg-turbo enhancement resolves CVE-2021-20227, correcting critical buffer overflow issues and improving overall safety.
* bsc#1136199 Cross-References: * CVE-2016-9969

Summary

## This update for libwebp fixes the following issues: * CVE-2016-9969: freeing of uninitialized memory pointer in SetFrame() of AnimEncoder can lead to double free (bsc#1136199). ## 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 Package Hub 15 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-1639=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP6-2025-1639=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (x86_64) * libwebp6-32bit-debuginfo-0.5.0-150000.3.17.1 * libwebp6-32bit-0.5.0-150000.3.17.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 (x86_64)

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References

* bsc#1136199

Cross-

* CVE-2016-9969

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2016-9969 ( SUSE ): 7.5

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

* CVE-2016-9969 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2016-9969 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9969.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1136199

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01639-1
Release Date: 2025-05-21T11:44:11Z
Rating: important

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