Security update for liblouis

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:13994-1
Rating: low
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-17294 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-17294 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for liblouis and python-louis fixes the following issue:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2018-17294: Fixed an out of bounds read in matchCurrentInput function which could allow a remote attacker to cause Denail of Service (bsc#1109319).

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 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-liblouis-13994=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-liblouis-13994=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • liblouis0-1.7.0-1.3.16.1
    • liblouis-1.7.0-1.3.16.1
    • python-louis-1.7.0-1.3.16.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • liblouis0-1.7.0-1.3.16.1
    • liblouis-1.7.0-1.3.16.1
    • python-louis-1.7.0-1.3.16.1

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