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SUSE: 2018:2297-1 Moderate: CVE-2018-10900 NetworkManager-vpnc

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Calendar Grey August 10, 2018
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SUSE Security Announcement: Advisory for NetworkManager-vpnc addresses CVE-2018-10900, essential update recommended.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for NetworkManager-vpnc fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-10900: Check configurations that contain newline characters and invalidate them to avoid security attacks (bsc#1101147). 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 Workstation Extension 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2018-1538=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1538=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3 (noarch): NetworkManager-vpnc-lang-1.0.8-8.4.2

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue SUSE network manager

References

#1101147

Cross- CVE-2018-10900

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10900.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1101147

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2297-1
Rating: moderate

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