Security update for gdb

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2913-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-1010180 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2019-1010180 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2019-1010180 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that solves one vulnerability, contains one feature and has two security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gdb fixes the following issues:

Update to gdb 8.3.1: (jsc#ECO-368)

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2019-1010180: Fixed a potential buffer overflow when loading ELF sections larger than the file. (bsc#1142772)

Upgrade libipt from v2.0 to v2.0.1.

  • Enable librpm for version > librpm.so.3 [bsc#1145692]:
  • Allow any librpm.so.x

  • Add %build test to check for "zypper install <rpm-packagename>" message

  • Copy gdbinit from fedora master @ 25caf28. Add gdbinit.without-python, and use it for --without=python.

Rebase to 8.3 release (as in fedora 30 @ 1e222a3).

  • DWARF index cache: GDB can now automatically save indices of DWARF symbols on disk to speed up further loading of the same binaries.
  • Ada task switching is now supported on aarch64-elf targets when debugging a program using the Ravenscar Profile.
  • Terminal styling is now available for the CLI and the TUI.
  • Removed support for old demangling styles arm, edg, gnu, hp and lucid.

  • Support for new native configuration RISC-V GNU/Linux (riscv--linux*).

  • Implemented access to more POWER8 registers. [fate#326120, fate#325178]

  • Handle most of new s390 arch13 instructions. [fate#327369, jsc#ECO-368]

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:

  • Development Tools Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP1-2019-2913=1

Package List:

  • Development Tools Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • gdbserver-8.3.1-8.8.1
    • gdb-debuginfo-8.3.1-8.8.1
    • gdb-debugsource-8.3.1-8.8.1
    • gdb-8.3.1-8.8.1
    • gdbserver-debuginfo-8.3.1-8.8.1

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