Security update for curl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1043-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-9586 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9586 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-7407 ( SUSE ): 2.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-7407 ( NVD ): 2.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Security Module for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 11-SP3
  • 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 can now be installed.

Description:

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2016-9586: libcurl printf floating point buffer overflow (bsc#1015332)
  • CVE-2017-7407: The ourWriteOut function in tool_writeout.c in curl might have allowed physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory in opportunistic circumstances by reading a workstation screen during use of a --write-out argument ending in a '%' character, which lead to a heap-based buffer over-read (bsc#1032309).

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-curl-13065=1
  • Security Module for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch secsp3-curl-13065=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-curl-13065=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-curl-13065=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libcurl-devel-7.19.7-1.69.1
  • Security Module for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • curl-openssl1-7.19.7-1.69.1
    • libcurl4-openssl1-7.19.7-1.69.1
  • Security Module for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 11-SP3 (ia64)
    • libcurl4-openssl1-x86-7.19.7-1.69.1
  • Security Module for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 11-SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libcurl4-openssl1-32bit-7.19.7-1.69.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • curl-7.19.7-1.69.1
    • libcurl4-7.19.7-1.69.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • libcurl4-x86-7.19.7-1.69.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libcurl4-32bit-7.19.7-1.69.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • curl-7.19.7-1.69.1
    • libcurl4-7.19.7-1.69.1
    • libcurl4-32bit-7.19.7-1.69.1

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