A lout security update has been released for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1.

security-announce: openSUSE-SU-2020:1812-1: important: Security update for lout

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for lout
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1812-1
Rating: important
References: #1159713 #1159714
Cross-References: CVE-2019-19917 CVE-2019-19918
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

This update for lout fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2019-19918: Fixed buffer overflow in srcnext() (boo#1159713).
- CVE-2019-19917: Fixed buffer overflow in StringQuotedWord()
(boo#1159714).

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project.

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-SP1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1812=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

lout-3.40-bp151.2.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19917.html
  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19918.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1159713
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1159714