Security update for gnuplot

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:0904-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-19490 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2018-19490 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-19491 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2018-19491 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-19492 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2018-19492 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Server Applications Module 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 gnuplot fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-19492: Fixed a buffer overflow in cairotrm_options function (bsc#1117463)
  • CVE-2018-19491: Fixed a buffer overlow in the PS_options function (bsc#1117464)
  • CVE-2018-19490: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in the df_generate_ascii_array_entry function (bsc#1117465)

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:

  • Server Applications Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2019-904=1

Package List:

  • Server Applications Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • gnuplot-debuginfo-5.2.2-3.3.29
    • gnuplot-debugsource-5.2.2-3.3.29
    • gnuplot-5.2.2-3.3.29
  • Server Applications Module 15 (noarch)
    • gnuplot-doc-5.2.2-3.3.29

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