openSUSE: 2020:0534-1 Moderate Gnuhealth Local DoS and Escalation Fix
opensuse
April 17, 2020
An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.
Description
This update for gnuhealth fixes the following issues:
- Fixed a local privilege escalation in gnuhealth-control, use of static
tmp file/http transport (bsc#1167126)
- Fixed a local DoS of backup functionality in gnuhealth-control due to
use of static tmp files (bsc#1167128)
This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1: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-SP1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-534=1
Package List
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 (noarch):
gnuhealth-3.4.1-bp151.3.9.4
References
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1167126
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1167128
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0534-1
Rating: moderate
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