Security update for libcryptopp

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3301-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-9939 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libcryptopp fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-9939: Fixed potential DoS in Crypto++ (libcryptopp) ASN.1 parser (bsc#1015243).

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-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-3301=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-3301=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libcryptopp5_6_5-5.6.5-1.6.1
    • libcryptopp5_6_5-debuginfo-5.6.5-1.6.1
    • libcryptopp-devel-5.6.5-1.6.1
    • libcryptopp-debugsource-5.6.5-1.6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libcryptopp5_6_5-5.6.5-1.6.1
    • libcryptopp5_6_5-debuginfo-5.6.5-1.6.1
    • libcryptopp-devel-5.6.5-1.6.1
    • libcryptopp-debugsource-5.6.5-1.6.1

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