Security update for gcc43

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1822-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gcc43 fixes the following issues:

This update adds support for "expolines" on s390x, allowing fixing CVE-2017-5715 in a more lightweight fashion. (bsc#1086069)

The option flags are the same as for the x86 retpolines.

A compiler crash when building userland packages with x86 retpolines was fixed. (bsc#1092807)

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 Studio Onsite 1.3
    zypper in -t patch slestso13-gcc43-13678=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 (x86_64)
    • libffi43-4.3.4_20091019-24.8.1
    • libgfortran43-4.3.4_20091019-24.8.1

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