Security update for ocaml

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1493-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-9838 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-9838 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ocaml fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-9838: The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in the standard library had an integer overflow which, in situations where marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted object. [bsc#1088591]

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 Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-BSK-12-SP3-2018-1019=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-1019=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ocaml-debuginfo-4.03.0-8.6.8
    • ocaml-ocamldoc-debuginfo-4.03.0-8.6.8
    • ocaml-debugsource-4.03.0-8.6.8
    • ocaml-ocamldoc-4.03.0-8.6.8
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ocaml-debuginfo-4.03.0-8.6.8
    • ocaml-debugsource-4.03.0-8.6.8
    • ocaml-compiler-libs-4.03.0-8.6.8
    • ocaml-runtime-4.03.0-8.6.8
    • ocaml-4.03.0-8.6.8
    • ocaml-runtime-debuginfo-4.03.0-8.6.8
    • ocaml-rpm-macros-4.03.0-8.6.8

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