Security update for libdb-4_8

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20067-1
Release Date: 2025-02-03T09:01:27Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-2708 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2019-2708 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libdb-4_8 fixes the following issues:

CVE-2019-2708: Fixed data store execution leading to partial DoS (bsc#1174414)

Changes:

  • libdb: Data store execution leads to partial DoS

  • Backport the upsteam commits:

  • Fixed several possible crashes when running db_verify on a corrupted database. [#27864]

  • Fixed several possible hangs when running db_verify on a corrupted database. [#27864]
  • Added a warning message when attempting to verify a queue database which has many extent files. Verification will take a long time if there are many extent files. [#27864]

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-6.0-118=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libdb-4_8-4.8.30-7.1
    • libdb-4_8-debugsource-4.8.30-7.1
    • libdb-4_8-debuginfo-4.8.30-7.1

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