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SUSE: 2020:1733-1 Important: curl File Overwrite And Password Leak

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Calendar Grey June 24, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
Debian Security Patch for wget resolves critical vulnerabilities, improving overall system reliability and protection.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for curl fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-8177: Fixed an issue where curl could have been tricked by a malicious server to overwrite a local file when using the -J option (bsc#1173027). - CVE-2020-8169: Fixed an issue where could have led to partial password leak over DNS on HTTP redirect (bsc#1173026). 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 Basesystem 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-1733=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): curl-7.66.0-4.3.1 curl-debuginfo-7.66.0-4.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS file overwrite important SUSE Linux curl password leak

References

#1173026 #1173027

Cross- CVE-2020-8169 CVE-2020-8177

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8169.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8177.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173026

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173027

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1733-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS file overwrite important SUSE Linux curl password leak

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