{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1","published":"2017-04-24T10:26:51Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:29:17.315921Z","related":["CVE-2015-0860"],"upstream":["CVE-2015-0860"],"summary":"Security update for dpkg","details":"\nThis update for dpkg fixes the following issues:\n\nThis security issue was fixed:\n\n- 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).\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"update-alternatives","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/update-alternatives&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.16.10-12.6.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"update-alternatives":"1.16.10-12.6.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"update-alternatives","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/update-alternatives&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.16.10-12.6.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"update-alternatives":"1.16.10-12.6.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"update-alternatives","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/update-alternatives&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.16.10-12.6.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"update-alternatives":"1.16.10-12.6.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171096-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/957160"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0860"}]}