Security update for libplist

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2201-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-6435 ( NVD ): 5.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-6436 ( NVD ): 5.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-6437 ( NVD ): 5.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-6438 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2017-6438 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-6439 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-6439 ( NVD ): 5.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2

An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libplist fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-6439: Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_string_node function. (bsc#1029638)
  • CVE-2017-6438: Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_unicode_node function. (bsc#1029706)
  • CVE-2017-6437: The base64encode function in base64.c allows local users to cause denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted plist file. (bsc#1029707)
  • CVE-2017-6436: Integer overflow in parse_string_node. (bsc#1029751)
  • CVE-2017-6435: Crafted plist file could lead to Heap-buffer overflow. (bsc#1029639)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP2-2017-1342=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 12-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2017-1342=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • libplist3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++-devel-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-devel-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++-devel-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-devel-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libplist3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libplist3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libplist3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libplist3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libplist3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libplist3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • libplist++3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 12-SP3 (x86_64)
    • libplist++3-debuginfo-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist++3-1.12-20.3.2
    • libplist-debugsource-1.12-20.3.2

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