{"id":"SUSE-SU-2018:1493-1","summary":"Security update for ocaml","details":"This update for ocaml fixes the following issues:\n\n- CVE-2018-9838: The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c\n  in the standard library had an integer overflow which, in situations\n  where marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote\n  attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly\n  execute arbitrary code via a crafted object. [bsc#1088591]\n\n","modified":"2026-02-04T03:38:44.175991Z","published":"2018-06-04T09:39:01Z","related":["CVE-2018-9838"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-9838"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181493-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088591"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9838"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ocaml","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/ocaml&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.03.0-8.6.8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"ocaml-compiler-libs":"4.03.0-8.6.8","ocaml-rpm-macros":"4.03.0-8.6.8","ocaml-runtime":"4.03.0-8.6.8","ocaml":"4.03.0-8.6.8"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:1493-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}