A libxls security update has been released for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3.

openSUSE-SU-2022:0142-1: moderate: Security update for libxls

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for libxls
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2022:0142-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1192323
Cross-References: CVE-2021-27836
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for libxls fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-27836: Fixed possible NULL pointer dereference via crafted XLS
(boo#1192323)

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-SP3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2022-142=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

libxls-devel-1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1
libxls-tools-1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1
libxlsreader8-1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27836.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1192323