Security update for curl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3624-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-16839 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-16839 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-16840 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-16840 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-16842 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-16842 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-16839: A SASL password overflow via integer overflow was fixed which could lead to crashes (bsc#1112758)
  • CVE-2018-16840: A use-after-free in SASL handle close was fixed which could lead to crashes (bsc#1112758)
  • CVE-2018-16842: A Out-of-bounds Read in tool_msgs.c was fixed which could lead to crashes (bsc#1113660)

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
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2578=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • curl-debugsource-7.60.0-3.14.3
    • libcurl4-debuginfo-7.60.0-3.14.3
    • libcurl-devel-7.60.0-3.14.3
    • curl-7.60.0-3.14.3
    • curl-debuginfo-7.60.0-3.14.3
    • libcurl4-7.60.0-3.14.3
  • Basesystem Module 15 (x86_64)
    • libcurl4-32bit-debuginfo-7.60.0-3.14.3
    • libcurl4-32bit-7.60.0-3.14.3

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