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openSUSE 15.3: 2021:3018-1 Important: php7-pear Directory Traversal Issue

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Calendar Grey September 13, 2021
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Security patch released for openSUSE to address a vulnerability in php7-pear. Critical information shared for user awareness.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for php7-pear fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-36193: Fixed Archive_Tar directory traversal due to inadequate

checking of symbolic links (bsc#1189591).

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Topics Covered

security advisory directory traversal important threat mitigation openSUSE php7-pear

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 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-3018=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch):

php7-pear-1.10.21-3.6.1

php7-pecl-1.10.21-3.6.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36193.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189591

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:3018-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.3 .

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security advisory directory traversal important threat mitigation openSUSE php7-pear

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