A libcryptopp security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.3.

openSUSE-SU-2021:3301-1: moderate: Security update for libcryptopp

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for libcryptopp
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:3301-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1015243
Cross-References: CVE-2016-9939
CVSS scores:
CVE-2016-9939 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for libcryptopp fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2016-9939: Fixed potential DoS in Crypto++ (libcryptopp) ASN.1
parser (bsc#1015243).

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 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-3301=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

libcryptopp-debugsource-5.6.5-1.6.1
libcryptopp-devel-5.6.5-1.6.1
libcryptopp5_6_5-5.6.5-1.6.1
libcryptopp5_6_5-debuginfo-5.6.5-1.6.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64):

libcryptopp5_6_5-32bit-5.6.5-1.6.1
libcryptopp5_6_5-32bit-debuginfo-5.6.5-1.6.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9939.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1015243