Security update for zlib

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1815-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-9840 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9840 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9841 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9841 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9842 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9842 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9843 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9843 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3

An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has three security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update brings zlib to 1.2.7, bringing bugfixes and speedups.

It also reduces a buildtime issue with clamav 0.100 which caused hangs on 32bit platforms. (bsc#1095016)

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-zlib-1.2.7-13676=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 (x86_64)
    • zlib-devel-1.2.7-0.135.3.1
    • zlib-1.2.7-0.135.3.1

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