SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1: moderate: Security update for dpkg

sle-updates at lists.suse.com sle-updates at lists.suse.com
Mon Apr 24 10:09:47 MDT 2017


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for dpkg
______________________________________________________________________________

Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #957160 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-0860
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
______________________________________________________________________________

   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update for dpkg fixes the following issues:

   This security issue was fixed:

   - CVE-2015-0860: Off-by-one error in the extracthalf function in
     dpkg-deb/extract.c in the dpkg-deb component in dpkg allowed remote
     attackers to execute arbitrary code via the archive magic version number
     in an "old-style" Debian binary package, which triggered a stack-based
     buffer overflow (bsc#957160).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-639=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-639=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      update-alternatives-1.16.10-12.6.1
      update-alternatives-debuginfo-1.16.10-12.6.1
      update-alternatives-debugsource-1.16.10-12.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      update-alternatives-1.16.10-12.6.1
      update-alternatives-debuginfo-1.16.10-12.6.1
      update-alternatives-debugsource-1.16.10-12.6.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0860.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/957160



More information about the sle-updates mailing list