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SUSE Linux 15: 2018:2073-1 Moderate: RPM Symlink Attack Fix

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Calendar Grey July 26, 2018
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The recent security patch for rpm issued by SUSE tackles a medium severity vulnerability and includes essential corrections. Discover further details here.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now available

Summary

This update for rpm fixes the following issues: This security vulnerability was fixed: - CVE-2017-7500: Fixed symlink attacks during RPM installation (bsc#943457) 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-15-2018-1396=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-1396=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): rpm-build-4.14.1-10.3.1 rpm-build-debuginfo-4.14.1-10.3.1 rpm-debuginfo-4.14.1-10.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update symlink attack development tools SUSE Linux rpm

References

#1094735 #1095148 #943457

Cross- CVE-2017-7500

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7500.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1094735

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1095148

https://bugzilla.suse.com/943457

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2073-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update symlink attack development tools SUSE Linux rpm

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