This update for sddm fixes the following issue:
- Fix X not having access control on startup (boo#1177201, CVE-2020-28049).
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 15.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1870=1
- openSUSE Leap 15.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1870=1
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):
sddm-0.18.0-lp152.5.3.1
sddm-branding-openSUSE-0.18.0-lp152.5.3.1
sddm-branding-upstream-0.18.0-lp152.5.3.1
sddm-debuginfo-0.18.0-lp152.5.3.1
sddm-debugsource-0.18.0-lp152.5.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):
sddm-0.18.0-lp151.3.6.1
sddm-branding-openSUSE-0.18.0-lp151.3.6.1
sddm-branding-upstream-0.18.0-lp151.3.6.1
sddm-debuginfo-0.18.0-lp151.3.6.1
sddm-debugsource-0.18.0-lp151.3.6.1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28049.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177201
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