# Security update for orc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0314-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-31T16:03:47Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1228184

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-40897

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-40897 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-40897 ( NVD ):  6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for orc fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-40897: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in the Orc compiler when
    formatting error messages for certain input files (bsc#1228184)

## 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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-314=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-314=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * orc-debugsource-0.4.21-3.6.1
    * liborc-0_4-0-debuginfo-0.4.21-3.6.1
    * orc-debuginfo-0.4.21-3.6.1
    * liborc-0_4-0-0.4.21-3.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    * liborc-0_4-0-32bit-0.4.21-3.6.1
    * liborc-0_4-0-debuginfo-32bit-0.4.21-3.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * liborc-0_4-0-0.4.21-3.6.1
    * liborc-0_4-0-debuginfo-0.4.21-3.6.1
    * liborc-0_4-0-debuginfo-32bit-0.4.21-3.6.1
    * liborc-0_4-0-32bit-0.4.21-3.6.1
    * orc-debugsource-0.4.21-3.6.1
    * orc-debuginfo-0.4.21-3.6.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40897.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228184

SUSE: 2025:0314-1 important: orc Security Advisory Updates

January 31, 2025
* bsc#1228184 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-40897

Summary

## This update for orc fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-40897: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in the Orc compiler when formatting error messages for certain input files (bsc#1228184) ## 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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-314=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-314=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * orc-debugsource-0.4.21-3.6.1 * liborc-0_4-0-debuginfo-0.4.21-3.6.1 * orc-debuginfo-0.4.21-3.6.1 * liborc-0_4-0-0.4.21-3.6.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64) * liborc-0_4-0-32bit-0.4.21-3.6.1 ...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1228184

Cross-

* CVE-2024-40897

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-40897 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-40897 ( NVD ): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40897.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228184

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0314-1
Release Date: 2025-01-31T16:03:47Z
Rating: important

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