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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851777
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for ocaml (openSUSE-SU-2018:1561-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ocaml'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ocaml'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for ocaml fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2018-9838: The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in
the standard library had an integer overflow which, in situations where
marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly
execute arbitrary code via a crafted object. [bsc#1088591]

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

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 42.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-559=1

Affected Software/OS:
ocaml on openSUSE Leap 42.3

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-9838
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-48
https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7765
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