SUSE-SU-2018:3318-1: moderate: Security update for apache-pdfbox

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Tue Oct 23 07:18:36 MDT 2018


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for apache-pdfbox
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:3318-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1099721 #1111009 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-11797 CVE-2018-8036
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for apache-pdfbox fixes the following security issue:

   - CVE-2018-8036: A crafted file could have triggered an infinite loop
     which lead to DoS (bsc#1099721).
   - CVE-2018-11797: A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely
     long running computation when parsing the page tree. (bsc#1111009):


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security 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 Software Development Kit 12-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-2391=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (noarch):

      apache-pdfbox-1.8.12-3.5.4


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11797.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8036.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099721
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1111009



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