openSUSE Leap 42.2: 2017:1343-1 Important smb4k Local Exploit
opensuse
May 18, 2017
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for smb4k fixes the following issues:
- Disabled dbus service and polkit rules, because this version of smb4k
has a local root exploit issue (boo#1036245, CVE-2017-8849). Automatic
mounting will no longer be possible to work around this security issue.
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:
- openSUSE Leap 42.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-595=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64):
smb4k-1.2.1-3.3.1
smb4k-debuginfo-1.2.1-3.3.1
smb4k-debugsource-1.2.1-3.3.1
smb4k-doc-1.2.1-3.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (noarch):
smb4k-lang-1.2.1-3.3.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8849.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1036245
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:1343-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 42.2
Topics Covered
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