This update for enigmail to version 2.0.4 fixes multiple issues.
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2017-17688: CFB gadget attacks allowed to exfiltrate plaintext out
of encrypted emails. enigmail now fails on GnuPG integrity check
warnings for old Algorithms (bsc#1093151)
- CVE-2017-17689: CBC gadget attacks allows to exfiltrate plaintext out of
encrypted emails (bsc#1093152)
This update also includes new and updated functionality:
- The Encryption and Signing buttons now work for both OpenPGP and S/MIME.
Enigmail will chose between S/MIME or OpenPGP depending on whether the
keys for all recipients are available for the respective standard
- Support for the Autocrypt standard, which is now enabled by default
- Support for Pretty Easy Privacy (p?p)
- Support for Web Key Directory (WKD)
- The message subject can now be encrypted and replaced with a dummy
subject, following the Memory Hole standard forprotected Email Headers -...
Read the Full AdvisoryPatch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 42.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-470=1
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):
enigmail-2.0.4-12.1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17688.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17689.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1093151
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1093152
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