Security update for aspell

SUSE Security Update: Security update for aspell
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2807-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1161982
Cross-References:CVE-2019-20433
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for aspell fixes the following security issue:

  • CVE-2019-20433: Fixed a buffer over-read when processing strings ending with a single '\0' byte with ucs-2 and ucs-4 encoding (bsc#1161982).

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 12-SP5:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-2807=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-2807=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • aspell-debuginfo-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
    • aspell-debugsource-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
    • aspell-devel-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
    • libpspell15-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
    • libpspell15-debuginfo-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • aspell-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
    • aspell-debuginfo-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
    • aspell-debugsource-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
    • aspell-ispell-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
    • libaspell15-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
    • libaspell15-debuginfo-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (s390x x86_64):
    • libaspell15-32bit-0.60.6.1-18.8.2
    • libaspell15-debuginfo-32bit-0.60.6.1-18.8.2

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