Security update for bzip2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:14122-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-3189 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2016-3189 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2019-12900 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2019-12900 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2019-12900 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for bzip2 fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-12900: Fixed an out-of-bounds write in decompress.c with many selectors (bsc#1139083).
  • CVE-2016-3189: Fixed a use-after-free in bzip2recover (bsc#985657).

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 Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-bzip2-14122=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-bzip2-14122=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-bzip2-14122=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • bzip2-doc-1.0.5-34.256.5.1
    • bzip2-1.0.5-34.256.5.1
    • libbz2-1-1.0.5-34.256.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • bzip2-doc-1.0.5-34.256.5.1
    • bzip2-1.0.5-34.256.5.1
    • libbz2-1-1.0.5-34.256.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libbz2-1-32bit-1.0.5-34.256.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • bzip2-doc-1.0.5-34.256.5.1
    • bzip2-1.0.5-34.256.5.1
    • libbz2-1-1.0.5-34.256.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libbz2-1-32bit-1.0.5-34.256.5.1

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