openSUSE Security Update: Security update for libxls
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2022:0142-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1192323 
Cross-References:   CVE-2021-27836
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for libxls fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2021-27836: Fixed possible NULL pointer dereference via crafted XLS
     (boo#1192323)


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-2022-142=1



Package List:

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

      libxls-devel-1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1
      libxls-tools-1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1
      libxlsreader8-1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27836.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1192323