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A libass security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.2.



openSUSE-SU-2021:0773-1: moderate: Security update for libass


openSUSE Security Update: Security update for libass
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0773-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1184153
Cross-References: CVE-2020-24994
CVSS scores:
CVE-2020-24994 (SUSE): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for libass fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-24994: Fixed a stack overflow in the parse_tag (bsc#1184153).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15: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 Leap 15.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-773=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

libass-debugsource-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1
libass-devel-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1
libass9-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1
libass9-debuginfo-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

libass9-32bit-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1
libass9-32bit-debuginfo-0.14.0-lp152.4.6.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24994.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184153