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Scientific Linux 6: SLSA-2018-2284-1 Critical Yum-Utils Update

Calendar Jul 30, 2018 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory critical directory traversal security fix Scientific Linux yum-utils reposync
yum-utils: reposync: improper path validation may lead to directory traversal (CVE-2018-10897) SL6 noarch yum-plugin-aliases-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm yum-plugin-changelog-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm yum-plugin-ovl-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm yum-plugin-security-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm yum-plugin-tmprepo-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm yum-plugin-verify-1.1.30-42.e [More...] 
Synopsis:          Important: yum-utils security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2018:2284-1
Issue Date:        2018-07-30
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2018-10897
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Security Fix(es):

* yum-utils: reposync: improper path validation may lead to directory
traversal (CVE-2018-10897)
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SL6
  noarch
    yum-plugin-aliases-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-changelog-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-ovl-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-security-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-tmprepo-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-verify-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-versionlock-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-utils-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-NetworkManager-dispatcher-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-auto-update-debug-info-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-fastestmirror-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-filter-data-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-fs-snapshot-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-keys-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-list-data-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-local-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-merge-conf-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-priorities-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-protectbase-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-ps-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-remove-with-leaves-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-rpm-warm-cache-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-show-leaves-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-tsflags-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-plugin-upgrade-helper-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm
    yum-updateonboot-1.1.30-42.el6_10.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team