Recommended update for libical
Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2018:0119-1 |
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Rating: | moderate |
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An update that solves six vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.
Description:
This update for libical fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2016-5823: The icalproperty_new_clone function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file. (bnc#986632)
- CVE-2016-5824: libical 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ics file. (bsc#986639)
- CVE-2016-5825: The icalparser_parse_string function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted ics file. (bsc#986642)
- CVE-2016-5826: The parser_get_next_char function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) by crafting a string to the icalparser_parse_string function. (bsc#986658)
- CVE-2016-5827: The icaltime_from_string function in libical 0.47 and 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted string to the icalparser_parse_string function. (bsc#986631)
- CVE-2016-9584: libical allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and possibly read heap memory via a crafted ics file. (bnc#1015964)
Bug fixes:
- libical crashes while parsing timezones (bsc#1044995)
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:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libical-13417=1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
zypper in -t patch slessp4-libical-13417=1
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SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
zypper in -t patch slessp4-libical-13417=1
Package List:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
- libical-devel-0.43-1.10.6.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
- libical0-32bit-0.43-1.10.6.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
- libical0-0.43-1.10.6.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
- libical0-32bit-0.43-1.10.6.1
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SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
- libical0-0.43-1.10.6.1
- libical0-32bit-0.43-1.10.6.1
References:
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5823.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5824.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5825.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5826.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5827.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9584.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015964
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1044995
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986631
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986632
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986639
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986642
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986658