Security update for liblouis

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:3078-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2014-8184 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2014-8184 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2014-8184 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15101 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15101 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for liblouis fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-15101: Buffer overflow in findTable (bsc#1067336).
  • CVE-2014-8184: stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() (bsc#1062458).

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 Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-liblouis-13350=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-liblouis-13350=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • liblouis-1.7.0-1.3.6.1
    • liblouis0-1.7.0-1.3.6.1
    • python-louis-1.7.0-1.3.6.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • liblouis-1.7.0-1.3.6.1
    • liblouis0-1.7.0-1.3.6.1
    • python-louis-1.7.0-1.3.6.1

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