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openSUSE 42.1: 2016:1884-1 Critical: karchive Remote File Overwrite

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2016
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openSUSE has released a critical security patch for karchive to mitigate potential risks of unauthorized file overwrite via remote means. Detailed instructions are provided.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for karchive fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2016-6232: A remote attacker could have been able to overwrite

arbitrary files when tricking the user into downloading KDE extras such

as wallpapers or Plasma Applets (boo#989698)

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Topics Covered

security advisory file overwrite critical update remote issue openSUSE patch instructions karchive

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 42.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-904=1

- openSUSE 13.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-904=1

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i586 x86_64):

karchive-debugsource-5.21.0-15.1

karchive-devel-5.21.0-15.1

libKF5Archive5-5.21.0-15.1

libKF5Archive5-debuginfo-5.21.0-15.1

- openSUSE Leap 42.1 (x86_64):

karchive-devel-32bit-5.21.0-15.1

libKF5Archive5-32bit-5.21.0-15.1

libKF5Archive5-debuginfo-32bit-5.21.0-15.1

- openSUSE 13.2 (i586 x86_64):

karchive-debugsource-5.11.0-27.1

karchive-devel-5.11.0-27.1

libKF5Archive5-5.11.0-27.1

libKF5Archive5-debuginfo-5.11.0-27.1

- openSUSE 13.2 (x86_64):

karchive-devel-32bit-5.11.0-27.1

libKF5Archive5-32bit-5.11.0-27.1

libKF5Archive5-debuginfo-32bit-5.11.0-27.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6232.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/989698

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:1884-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.1 openSUSE 13.2 .

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security advisory file overwrite critical update remote issue openSUSE patch instructions karchive

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