SB2018060719 - OpenSUSE Linux update for zziplib
Published: June 7, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018060719
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6542)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the zzip_disk_findfirst function of zzip/mmapped.c due to bus error when handling a disk64_trailer seek value caused by loading of a misaligned address. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.