Security update for mercurial

SUSE Security Update: Security update for mercurial
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1996-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1100353 #1100354 #1100355
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

  • An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:

    This update for mercurial fixes the following issues:

    Security issues fixed:

    - CVE-2018-13346: Fix mpatch_apply function in mpatch.c that incorrectly
    proceeds in cases where the fragment start is past the end of the
    original data (bsc#1100354).
    - CVE-2018-13347: Fix mpatch.c that mishandles integer addition and
    subtraction (bsc#1100355).
    - CVE-2018-13348: Fix the mpatch_decode function in mpatch.c that
    mishandles certain situations where there should be at least 12 bytes
    remaining after thecurrent position in the patch data (bsc#1100353).

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security 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 Software Development Kit 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-mercurial-13696=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-mercurial-13696=1

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • mercurial-2.3.2-0.18.9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • mercurial-debuginfo-2.3.2-0.18.9.1
      • mercurial-debugsource-2.3.2-0.18.9.1

    References: