Security update for freetds

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1417-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-13508 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • 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 SP1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for freetds to 1.1.36 fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-13508: Fixed a heap overflow that could have been caused by malicious servers sending UDT types over protocol version 5.0 (bsc#1141132).

Non-security issues fixed:

  • Enabled Kerberos support
  • Version update to 1.1.36:
  • Default TDS protocol version is now "auto"
  • Improved UTF-8 performances
  • TDS Pool Server is enabled
  • MARS support is enabled
  • NTLMv2 is enabled
  • See NEWS and ChangeLog for a complete list of changes

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:

  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2020-1417=1

Package List:

  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libct4-1.1.36-3.3.1
    • libct4-debuginfo-1.1.36-3.3.1
    • freetds-debugsource-1.1.36-3.3.1
    • freetds-debuginfo-1.1.36-3.3.1

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