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openSUSE Leap 42.3: openSUSE-SU-2018:2213-1 Moderate: Python-Dulwich RCE

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Calendar Grey August 6, 2018
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openSUSE Security Update addresses a remote command execution issue in python-dulwich with moderate severity.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for python-dulwich to version 0.18.5 fixes this security issue:

- CVE-2017-16228: Dulwich, when an SSH subprocess is used, allowed remote

attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial

dash character in the hostname (bsc#1066430).

For detailed changes please see /

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity remote command execution openSUSE Leap python-dulwich

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-2018-801=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):

python-dulwich-0.18.5-11.1

python-dulwich-debuginfo-0.18.5-11.1

python-dulwich-debugsource-0.18.5-11.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16228.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1066430

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:2213-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity remote command execution openSUSE Leap python-dulwich

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