openSUSE: 2017:3154-7 Critical: karchive Security Vulnerability Patch
opensuse
September 2, 2016
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)
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-904=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (x86_64):
karchive-debugsource-5.20.0-6.1
karchive-devel-5.20.0-6.1
libKF5Archive5-5.20.0-6.1
libKF5Archive5-debuginfo-5.20.0-6.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6232.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/989698
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:2223-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
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Topics Covered
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