openSUSE Leap 42.3 & 15.0: 2018:1724-1 Important: gpg2 Remote Attack
opensuse
June 16, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for gpg2 fixes the following security issue:
- CVE-2018-12020: GnuPG mishandled the original filename during decryption
and verification actions, which allowed remote attackers to spoof the
output that GnuPG sends on file descriptor 2 to other programs that use
the "--status-fd 2"
option (bsc#1096745)
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 42.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-640=1
- openSUSE Leap 15.0:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-640=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):
gpg2-2.0.24-9.3.1
gpg2-debuginfo-2.0.24-9.3.1
gpg2-debugsource-2.0.24-9.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch):
gpg2-lang-2.0.24-9.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (i586 x86_64):
gpg2-2.2.5-lp150.3.3.1
gpg2-debuginfo-2.2.5-lp150.3.3.1
gpg2-debugsource-2.2.5-lp150.3.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (noarch):
gpg2-lang-2.2.5-lp150.3.3.1
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-2018:1724-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 42.3
openSUSE Leap 15.0
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