SUSE-SU-2018:0263-1: moderate: Security update for libevent
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for libevent
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0263-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1022917 #1022918 #1022919
Cross-References: CVE-2016-10195 CVE-2016-10196 CVE-2016-10197
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for libevent fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2016-10195: DNS remote stack overread vulnerability (bsc#1022917)
- CVE-2016-10196: stack/buffer overflow in evutil_parse_sockaddr_port()
(bsc#1022918) (backport for 2.0.21)
- CVE-2016-10197: out-of-bounds read in search_make_new() (bsc#1022919)
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 Software Development Kit 11-SP4:
zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libevent-13447=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
zypper in -t patch slessp4-libevent-13447=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-libevent-13447=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
libevent-devel-1.4.5-24.24.3.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
libevent-1_4-2-1.4.5-24.24.3.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
libevent-debuginfo-1.4.5-24.24.3.1
libevent-debugsource-1.4.5-24.24.3.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10195.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10196.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10197.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1022917
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1022918
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1022919
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