Security update for libtirpc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3146-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-14621 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-14621 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-14622 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-14622 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-14622 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

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

Description:

This update for libtirpc fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-14621: libtirpc: Infinite loop in EMFILE case in svc_vc.c (bsc#1106519)
  • CVE-2018-14622: libtirpc: Segmentation fault in makefd_xprt return value in svc_vc.c (bsc#1106517)

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-libtirpc-13816=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libtirpc-13816=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libtirpc-13816=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libtirpc-devel-0.2.1-1.13.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libtirpc1-0.2.1-1.13.6.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • libtirpc1-0.2.1-1.13.6.1

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