Security update for libnettle

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:4193-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-16869 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2018-16869 ( NVD ): 5.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2018-16869 ( NVD ): 5.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • Desktop Applications Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libnettle fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-16869: Fixed a leaky data conversion exposing a manager oracle (bsc#1118086)

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-15-2018-2986=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2018-2986=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libnettle-debugsource-3.4-4.3.1
    • libnettle-devel-3.4-4.3.1
    • libhogweed4-debuginfo-3.4-4.3.1
    • libnettle6-debuginfo-3.4-4.3.1
    • libnettle6-3.4-4.3.1
    • libhogweed4-3.4-4.3.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15 (x86_64)
    • libhogweed4-32bit-debuginfo-3.4-4.3.1
    • libnettle-debugsource-3.4-4.3.1
    • libnettle6-32bit-debuginfo-3.4-4.3.1
    • libnettle6-32bit-3.4-4.3.1
    • libhogweed4-32bit-3.4-4.3.1

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