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SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 update 2025:20050-1: important libarchive fixes

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Calendar Grey June 4, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE enhances libarchive to fix critical security vulnerabilities, tackling issues like a buffer overflow and out-of-bounds memory access.
* bsc#1225971 * bsc#1225972 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-20696

Summary

## This update for libarchive fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-20696: Fixed out-of-bounds access in in copy_from_lzss_window_to_unp() (bsc#1225971) * CVE-2024-20697: Fixed heap based buffer overflow in rar e8 filter (bsc#1225972) ## 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 Micro 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-47=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libarchive-debugsource-3.6.2-3.1 * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.6.2-3.1 * libarchive13-3.6.2-3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update buffer overflow installation instructions SUSE libarchive

References

* bsc#1225971

* bsc#1225972

Cross-

* CVE-2024-20696

* CVE-2024-20697

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

* CVE-2024-20696 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-20697 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-20697 ( NVD ): 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 Micro 6.0

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-20696.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-20697.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225971

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225972

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20050-1
Release Date: 2025-02-03T08:56:22Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update buffer overflow installation instructions SUSE libarchive

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