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

openSUSE-SU-2023:0043-1: moderate: Security update for pkgconf

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for pkgconf
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2023:0043-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1207394
Cross-References: CVE-2023-24056
CVSS scores:
CVE-2023-24056 (NVD) : 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2023-24056 (SUSE): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for pkgconf fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2023-24056: FIxed variable duplication can cause unbounded string
expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c (boo#1207394).

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-2023-43=1


Package List:

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

libpkgconf-devel-1.5.3-bp153.2.3.1
libpkgconf3-1.5.3-bp153.2.3.1
pkgconf-1.5.3-bp153.2.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-24056.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1207394