openSUSE Security Update: Security update for libuev
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2024:0023-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1218749 
Cross-References:   CVE-2022-48620
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for libuev fixes the following issues:

   - Update to 2.4.1:

     * Update README with list of moden Linux APIs used
     * Fix #27: possible buffer overrun in uev_run() boo#1218749
       CVE-2022-48620


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE 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:

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2024-23=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libuev-devel-2.4.1-bp155.3.3.1
      libuev3-2.4.1-bp155.3.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48620.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218749

openSUSE: 2024:0023-1 moderate: libuev

January 18, 2024
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for libuev fixes the following issues: - Update to 2.4.1: * Update README with list of moden Linux APIs used * Fix #27: possible buffer overrun in uev_run() boo#1218749 CVE-2022-48620

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE 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: - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2024-23=1


Package List

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64): libuev-devel-2.4.1-bp155.3.3.1 libuev3-2.4.1-bp155.3.3.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48620.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218749


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2024:0023-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 .

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