openSUSE: 2020:1769-1 Important: Path Handling Issue in Singularity
opensuse
October 29, 2020
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for singularity fixes the following issues:
Update to new version 3.6.4:
- CVE-2020-15229: Due to insecure handling of path traversal and the lack
of path sanitization within unsquashfs, it is possible to
overwrite/create files on the host filesystem during the extraction of a
crafted squashfs filesystem (boo#1177901).
Topics Covered
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 15.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1769=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):
singularity-3.6.4-lp151.2.12.1
singularity-debuginfo-3.6.4-lp151.2.12.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15229.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177901
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1769-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
Topics Covered
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