SUSE-SU-2024:0434-1: Security update for netpbm

Published Feb 8, 2024
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Updated

This update for netpbm fixes the following issues: CVE-2017-5849: Fixed out-of-bound read and write issue that can occur in function putgreytile() and put1bitbwtile() (bsc#1022790, bsc#1022791).

Affected Software

31 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libnetpbm11-debuginfo<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm-debuginfo<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/libnetpbm11<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm-debugsource<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libnetpbm11<32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/libnetpbm11-debuginfo<32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libnetpbm11-debuginfo<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm-debuginfo<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/libnetpbm11<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm-debugsource<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libnetpbm11<32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/libnetpbm11-debuginfo<32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libnetpbm11-debuginfo<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm-debuginfo<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/libnetpbm11<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm-debugsource<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libnetpbm11<32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/libnetpbm11-debuginfo<32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libnetpbm-devel<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm-debuginfo<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1
suse/netpbm-debugsource<10.66.3-8.10.1
10.66.3-8.10.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libnetpbm11-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.66.3-8.10.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/netpbm-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.66.3-8.10.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/netpbm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.66.3-8.10.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libnetpbm11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.66.3-8.10.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/netpbm-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.66.3-8.10.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libnetpbm11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libnetpbm11-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 32bit-10.66.3-8.10.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libnetpbm-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.66.3-8.10.1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-434=1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-434=1

Event History

Feb 8, 2024
Advisory Published
via SUSE·08:30 PM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which systems and packages are covered by this update?

The update applies to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 on aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, and x86_64, and to SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 on aarch64 and x86_64. Covered packages include netpbm, libnetpbm11, and their debug and debuginfo packages.

2

How can I determine whether a system needs this update?

Check whether a listed SUSE 12 SP5 system has netpbm or libnetpbm11 installed, including associated debug packages. Systems matching those products and architectures should be evaluated for installation of SUSE-SU-2024:0434-1.

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