Security update for lynx

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:3180-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-1000211 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for lynx fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2017-1000211: Fix use after free in the HTMLparser that can resulting in memory disclosure (bsc#1068885).

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 Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-lynx-13360=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • lynx-2.8.6-146.3.1

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