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This update for fossil fixes the following issues:
- fossil 2.12.1:
* CVE-2020-24614: Remote authenticated users with check-in or
administrative privileges could have executed arbitrary code
[boo#1175760]
* Security fix in the "fossil git export" command. New "safety-net"
features were added to prevent similar problems in the future.
* Enhancements to the graph display for cases when there are many
cherry-pick merges into a single check-in. Example
* Enhance the fossil open command with the new --workdir option and the
ability to accept a URL as the repository name, causing the remote
repository to be cloned automatically. Do not allow "fossil open" to
open in a non-empty working directory unless the --keep option or the
new --force option is used.
* Enhance the markdown formatter to more closely follow the CommonMark
specification with regard to text highlighting. Underscores in the
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Read the Full AdvisoryPatch 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-SP2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-1070=1
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
fossil-2.12.1-bp152.2.9.1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24614.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1047218
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1175760
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