Security update for netpbm

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:0855-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-8975 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-8975 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • Desktop Applications Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 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 one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for netpbm fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-8975: The pm_mallocarray2 function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted image file (bsc#1086777).

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
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-855=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2019-855=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libnetpbm11-debuginfo-10.80.1-3.3.36
    • netpbm-10.80.1-3.3.36
    • libnetpbm11-10.80.1-3.3.36
    • netpbm-debuginfo-10.80.1-3.3.36
    • netpbm-debugsource-10.80.1-3.3.36
  • Desktop Applications Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • netpbm-debuginfo-10.80.1-3.3.36
    • libnetpbm-devel-10.80.1-3.3.36
    • netpbm-debugsource-10.80.1-3.3.36

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