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SUSE: 2020:1659-1 Low: Guile Thread-Safety Issue Resolution

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Calendar Grey June 18, 2020
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Addresses a minor concurrency safety flaw in guile for openSUSE users. Prioritize system updates to uphold security protocols.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for guile fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-8605: Fixed thread-unsafe umask modification (bsc#1004221). 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-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2020-1659=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP4-2020-1659=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-1659=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2020-1659=1 Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory software patch SUSE low guile thread-safety

References

#1004221

Cross- CVE-2016-8605

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8605.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1004221

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1659-1
Rating: low

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Topics Covered

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