SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1

    Published: 24 Apr 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-0860
    Aliases:
    CVE-2015-0860

    Summary: Security update for dpkg

    Details: This update for dpkg fixes the following issues: This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2015-0860: Off-by-one error in the extracthalf function in dpkg-deb/extract.c in the dpkg-deb component in dpkg allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the archive magic version number in an 'old-style' Debian binary package, which triggered a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#957160).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171096-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/957160, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0860

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: update-alternatives

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/update-alternatives&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.16.10-12.6.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High