SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2017-04-24 10:26 - Updated: 2026-09-20 12:25
Summary
Security update for dpkg
Severity
Moderate
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for dpkg
Description of the patch: 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).
Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-639,SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-639
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1:update-alternatives-0:1.16.10-12.6.1.x86_64
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP1:update-alternatives-0:1.16.10-12.6.1.ppc64le
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP1:update-alternatives-0:1.16.10-12.6.1.s390x
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP1:update-alternatives-0:1.16.10-12.6.1.x86_64
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1:update-alternatives-0:1.16.10-12.6.1.ppc64le
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1:update-alternatives-0:1.16.10-12.6.1.s390x
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1:update-alternatives-0:1.16.10-12.6.1.x86_64
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1:update-alternatives-0:1.16.10-12.6.1.ppc64le
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1:update-alternatives-0:1.16.10-12.6.1.s390x
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1:update-alternatives-0:1.16.10-12.6.1.x86_64
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact moderate

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