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openSUSE: 2019:0239-1 Critical: python-python-gnupg Control Char Problem

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Calendar Grey February 23, 2019
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A recent update addresses a significant security vulnerability within python-python-gnupg for openSUSE Backports.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for python-python-gnupg to version 0.4.4 fixes the following

issues:

Security issue fixed:

- CVE-2019-6690: Added a check to disallow certain control characters ('\r', '\n', NUL) in passphrases (boo#1123498).

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.0:Update update project.

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 Backports SLE-15:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-239=1

Package List

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15 (noarch):

python2-python-gnupg-0.4.4-bp150.2.3.1

python3-python-gnupg-0.4.4-bp150.2.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6690.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1123498

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2019:0239-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15

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