A zlib security update has been released for openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2.

openSUSE-SU-2022:2947-1: important: Security update for zlib

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for zlib
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2022:2947-1
Rating: important
References: #1202175
Cross-References: CVE-2022-37434
CVSS scores:
CVE-2022-37434 (NVD) : 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-37434 (SUSE): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for zlib fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2022-37434: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow via
large gzip header extra field (bsc#1202175).

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 Micro 5.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.2-2022-2947=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 (aarch64 x86_64):

libz1-1.2.11-150000.3.33.1
libz1-debuginfo-1.2.11-150000.3.33.1
zlib-debugsource-1.2.11-150000.3.33.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-37434.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202175