SB2022101828 - SUSE update for python-numpy

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SB2022101828 - SUSE update for python-numpy

Published: October 18, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022101828
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33430)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the PyArray_NewFromDescr_int() function of ctors.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the library and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41496)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the array_from_pyobj() function in fortranobject.c. A remote user can pass an array with negative values to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References