openSUSE: 2022:2873-2 Critical: Enigmail Security Vulnerability Patch
opensuse
December 22, 2017
An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.
Description
This update for enigmail to version 1.9.9 fixes the following issues
(boo#1073858):
* Enigmail could be coerced to use a malicious PGP public key with a
corresponding secret key controlled by an attacker
* Enigmail could have replayed encrypted content in partially encrypted
e-mails, allowing a plaintext leak
* Enigmail could be tricked into displaying incorrect signature
verification results
* Specially crafted content may cause denial of service
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-2017-1403=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
enigmail-1.9.9-6.1
References
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073858
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:3419-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
Topics Covered
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