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

openSUSE-SU-2020:2227-1: moderate: Security update for pngcheck

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for pngcheck
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:2227-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1179528
Cross-References: CVE-2020-27818
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for pngcheck fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-27818: Fixed a global buffer overflow in check_chunk_name
function via crafted pngfile (boo#1179528).

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-2020-2227=1


Package List:

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

pngcheck-2.3.0-bp151.4.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27818.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179528