openSUSE Leap 42.3: 2018:0166-1 Important: newsbeuter Remote Code Execution
opensuse
January 20, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for newsbeuter fixes one issues.
This security issue was fixed:
- CVE-2017-12904: Improper neutralization of special elements allowed
remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an
RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL (bsc#1054578).
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 42.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-62=1
- openSUSE Leap 42.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-62=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64):
newsbeuter-2.9-5.1
newsbeuter-debuginfo-2.9-5.1
newsbeuter-debugsource-2.9-5.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch):
newsbeuter-lang-2.9-5.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (noarch):
newsbeuter-lang-2.9-2.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (x86_64):
newsbeuter-2.9-2.3.1
newsbeuter-debuginfo-2.9-2.3.1
newsbeuter-debugsource-2.9-2.3.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12904.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1054578
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:0166-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 42.3
openSUSE Leap 42.2
Topics Covered
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