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SUSE: 2018:1497-1 Moderate: XDG-Utils Arg Injection Fix

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Calendar Grey June 4, 2018
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An update from SUSE regarding xdg-utils resolves a medium-level security concern, advisory ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1498-1.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for xdg-utils fixes the following issues: Security issue: - CVE-2017-18266: Fix an argument injection when BROWSER contains %s (bsc#1093086). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1022=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1022=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (noarch): xdg-utils-20140630-6.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (noarch): xdg-utils-20140630-6.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE update xdg-utils

References

#1093086

Cross- CVE-2017-18266

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18266.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1093086

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1497-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE update xdg-utils

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