SUSE-SU-2017:1117-1: moderate: Security update for curl

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Wed Apr 26 13:12:50 MDT 2017


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for curl
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2017:1117-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1015332 #1032309 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-9586 CVE-2017-7407
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This update for curl fixes the following issues:

   These security issues were fixed:

   - CVE-2016-9586: libcurl printf floating point buffer overflow
     (bsc#1015332)
   - CVE-2017-7407: The ourWriteOut function in tool_writeout.c in curl might
     have allowed physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive
     information from process memory in opportunistic circumstances by
     reading a workstation screen during use of a --write-out argument ending
     in a '%' character, which lead to a heap-based buffer over-read
     (bsc#1032309).


Patch Instructions:

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

   - SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3:

      zypper in -t patch slestso13-curl-13075=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 (x86_64):

      libcurl-devel-7.19.7-1.20.52.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9586.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7407.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1015332
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1032309



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