RHSA-2017:1263

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2017-05-22 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 10:58
Summary
security update for libtirpc
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: security update for libtirpc
Description of the patch: This security update provides a functional equivalent of RHSA-2017:1263. The original Red Hat(R) advisory is available from the Red Hat web site at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1263.
Patchnames: RHSA-2017:1263
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2017-8779
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 7:libtirpc-0:0.2.4-0.8.el7_3.i686 —
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 7:libtirpc-0:0.2.4-0.8.el7_3.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 7:libtirpc-devel-0:0.2.4-0.8.el7_3.i686 —
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 7:libtirpc-devel-0:0.2.4-0.8.el7_3.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact important
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