Security update for gcc7

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3686-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-4039 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-4039 ( NVD ): 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3

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

Description:

This update for gcc7 fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2023-4039: Fixed incorrect stack protector for C99 VLAs on Aarch64 (bsc#1214052).

Other fixes:

  • Fixed KASAN kernel compile. [bsc#1205145]
  • Fixed ICE with C++17 code as reported in [bsc#1204505]
  • Fixed altivec.h redefining bool in C++ which makes bool unusable (bsc#1195517):
  • Adjust gnats idea of the target, fixing the build of gprbuild. [bsc#1196861]

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 Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2023-3686=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-3686=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (ppc64le)
    • libubsan0-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libgfortran4-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libasan4-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-fortran-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • cpp7-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libasan4-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libubsan0-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libada7-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-objc-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-c++-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-c++-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libstdc++6-devel-gcc7-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libada7-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-objc-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • cpp7-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libgfortran4-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-locale-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-fortran-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-ada-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-ada-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-debugsource-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (noarch)
    • gcc7-info-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (ppc64le)
    • gcc7-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • cpp7-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-c++-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libasan4-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libubsan0-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libstdc++6-devel-gcc7-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-fortran-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-c++-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libubsan0-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • cpp7-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libgfortran4-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libgfortran4-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • libasan4-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-debugsource-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1
    • gcc7-fortran-debuginfo-7.5.0+r278197-150000.4.35.1

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