Security update for libpcap

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2673-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-16301 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2019-15165 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2019-15165 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • 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
  • 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 two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libpcap fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-15165: Added sanity checks for PHB header length before allocating memory (bsc#1153332).
  • CVE-2018-16301: Fixed a buffer overflow (bsc#1153332).

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-2673=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-2673=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libpcap-devel-1.8.1-4.3.1
    • libpcap1-1.8.1-4.3.1
    • libpcap1-debuginfo-1.8.1-4.3.1
    • libpcap-debugsource-1.8.1-4.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libpcap-devel-1.8.1-4.3.1
    • libpcap1-1.8.1-4.3.1
    • libpcap1-debuginfo-1.8.1-4.3.1
    • libpcap-debugsource-1.8.1-4.3.1

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