SUSE: 2020:1873-1 Important: LibVNCServer Remote Code Execution
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July 7, 2020
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for LibVNCServer fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-18922: Fixed an issue which could have allowed to an attacker to pre-auth overwrite a function pointer which subsequently used leading to potential remote code execution (bsc#1173477). 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 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP2-2020-1873=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP1-2020-1873=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2:
Topics Covered
References
#1173477
Cross- CVE-2017-18922
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18922.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173477
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1873-1
Rating: important
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