Security update for htmldoc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:14877-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-43579 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-43579 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for htmldoc fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-43579: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in image_load_bmp() resulting in remote code execution if the victim converts an HTML document linking to a crafted BMP file. (bsc#1194487)

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:

  • Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch slesmtsp3-htmldoc-14877=1

Package List:

  • Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • htmldoc-1.8.27-170.4.6.1

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