A htmldoc security update has been released for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12.

openSUSE-SU-2021:1266-1: important: Security update for htmldoc

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for htmldoc
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:1266-1
Rating: important
References: #1184424
Cross-References: CVE-2021-20308
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-20308 (NVD) : 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2021-20308 (SUSE): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:
SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for htmldoc fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-20308: Fixed crash bug with bad GIFs, ( boo#1184424 )

- Fixed license, package is GPL 2+ not LGPL

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:

- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-1266=1


Package List:

- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

htmldoc-1.8.28-6.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20308.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184424