Security update for ocaml
Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2018:1494-1 |
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Rating: | important |
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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:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ocaml-13638=1
Package List:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
- ocaml-runtime-4.02.1-4.6.1
- ocaml-4.02.1-4.6.1
- ocaml-compiler-libs-4.02.1-4.6.1