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openSUSE Leap 15.0: 2018:1722-1 Moderate: python-python-gnupg Output Issue

opensuse
Calendar Grey June 16, 2018
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Revise address handle minor concern in python-python-gnupg for openSUSE, addressing output filtering loophole.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for python-python-gnupg to version 0.4.3 fixes the following

issues:

The following security vulnerabilities were addressed:

- Sanitize diagnostic output of the original file name in verbose mode

(CVE-2018-12020 boo#1096745)

The following other changes were made:

- Add --no-verbose to the gpg command line, in case verbose is specified

is gpg.conf.

- Add expect_passphrase password for use on GnuPG >= 2.1 when passing

passphrase to gpg via pinentry

- Provide a trust_keys method to allow setting the trust level for keys

- When the gpg executable is not found, note the path used in the

exception message

- Make error messages more informational

Patch

Patch 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 15.0:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-646=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (noarch):

python2-python-gnupg-0.4.3-lp150.2.3.1

python3-python-gnupg-0.4.3-lp150.2.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12020.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1096745

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:1722-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.0

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