Recommended update for cracklib

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:1954-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for cracklib fixes the following issues:

  • Fixed a buffer overflow when processing long words.

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-1954=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • cracklib-dict-small-2.9.7-11.3.1
    • cracklib-debugsource-2.9.7-11.3.1
    • libcrack2-2.9.7-11.3.1
    • cracklib-devel-2.9.7-11.3.1
    • cracklib-2.9.7-11.3.1
    • libcrack2-debuginfo-2.9.7-11.3.1
    • cracklib-debuginfo-2.9.7-11.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (x86_64)
    • libcrack2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.7-11.3.1
    • libcrack2-32bit-2.9.7-11.3.1

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