openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5: 2023:0411-1 critical: putty security fix
opensuse
December 20, 2023
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Description
This update for putty fixes the following issues:
putty is updated to release 0.80
* Fix CVE-2023-48795 [boo#1218128]
- Update to release 0.79
* Terminal mouse tracking: support for mouse movements which are not
drags, and support for horizontal scroll events (e.g. generated by
trackpads).
* Fixed: PuTTY could fail an assertion if a resize control sequence was
sent by the server while the window was docked to
one half of the screen in KDE.
* Fixed: PuTTY could fail an assertion if you tried to change the font
size while the window was maximised.
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 Backports SLE-15-SP5:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2023-411=1
Package List
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
putty-0.80-bp155.2.3.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-48795.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218128
PREVIOUS
NEXT
Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2023:0411-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5
.
Topics Covered
Get the latest News and Insights
Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.
Related News
Powered By
Linux Security - Your source for Top Linux News, Advisories, HOWTOs and Feature Releases
QUICK LINKS
subscribe to newsletters!
Like staying secure? So do we.
Sign up for updates, tips, and alerts!