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SUSE: 2021:2188-1 High: Python File-Exposure Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey July 17, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
A recent update for Perl tackles a directory traversal vulnerability. Users are advised to apply this patch via zypper for the impacted SUSE components.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for perl fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-12015: The Archive::Tar module allowed remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism and overwrite arbitrary files (bsc#1096718) 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 Module for Development Tools 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2018-1327=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-1327=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 (noarch): perl-doc-5.26.1-7.3.1

References

#1096718

Cross- CVE-2018-12015

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12015.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1096718

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1977-1
Rating: moderate

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