Security update for libass

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:3107-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-7969 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2016-7970 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2016-7972 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libass fixes the following issues:

CVE-2016-7969, CVE-2016-7970, CVE-2016-7971, CVE-2016-7972: Fixed multiple memory allocation issues found by fuzzing (bsc#1002982).

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 Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2016-1804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2016-1804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2016-1804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1804=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • libass-debugsource-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-debuginfo-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-0.10.2-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • libass-debugsource-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-debuginfo-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-0.10.2-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • libass-debugsource-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-debuginfo-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-0.10.2-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libass-debugsource-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass-devel-0.10.2-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libass-debugsource-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass-devel-0.10.2-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libass-debugsource-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-debuginfo-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-0.10.2-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libass-debugsource-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-debuginfo-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-0.10.2-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libass-debugsource-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-debuginfo-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-0.10.2-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libass-debugsource-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-debuginfo-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-0.10.2-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libass-debugsource-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-debuginfo-0.10.2-3.1
    • libass5-0.10.2-3.1

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